Sailboat Pacing - 4 Stressed Syllables

by ThePeachTeacher

Price: 100 points or $1 USD

Subjects: speechFluency,speech

Grades: 0

Description: Practice identifying stressed syllables in English phrases. Place the four stressed syllables under the boats, then say the phrase out loud. Rhythm is key: English is stress-timed, so each stressed syllable comes on a consistent beat. Unstressed syllables are quicker and quieter and fit between the beats. For example: "Birds eat worms" has three stressed syllables, or three beats. "The birds are eating some worms" has the same three stressed syllables/beats, so it takes about the same amount of time to say.