There is both a PDF and a Word version for your convenience. Also use the the written lesson to read along with the repetition audio exercises.

The Rhythm of English: Sentence Stress | Download

In the Rhythm of English, learn which words to stress, how to stress and unstress words and how to link them together smoothly in a sentence. We will cover:

timing,
function words,
contractions,
blending,
linking, etc.

Print out the written lesson (near the end of the files) to take notes while you take the lessons.


There is both a PDF and a Word version for your convenience. Also use the the written lesson to read along with the repetition audio exercises. Practice these between lessons to build your muscle memory.


This course will change the way you sound. It will help you to understand native speakers and to sound more native yourself.


This class complements “The Melody of English: Intonation and Primary Phrase Stress.” Find the instructor and her other offerings, such as free monthly Zoom office hours, at: www.smooth-english.com

Rhythm of English Introduction
2. Rhythm course Introduction part 2
3. Foundations of English Rhythm
4. Which Word to Stress
5. How to Stress
6. Rhythm squeezing
7. Rhythm Review So Far
8. List of Function Words: Rhythm
9. Reducing Can
10. Reducing Have and Has
11. Reducing You and Your
12. Reducing Prepositions
13. Reducing H Pronouns
14. They reduction
15. Contractions: To Be
16. Contractions: Will
17. Contractions: Would
18. Contractions: Have & Has
19. Rhythm & Grammar: Future Perfect Tense
20. Rhythm & Grammar: Future Perfect Progressive Tense
21. Contractions: Had
22. Contractions: Negatives
23. This That These Those
24. Linking Part 1: linking same consonants
25. Linking Part 2: linking Different Consonants - Updated
26. Linking Part 3: Linking Consonant to Vowel
27. Linking Part 4: Tricky linking-T&D
28. Linking part 5: Linking Long Vowel to Vowel finished
29. Linking part 6: Linking Short Vowel to Vowel
30. Linking Part 7: Review
31. Linking Part 8: Extra NG to Vowel Linking 2
32. Linking Part 9: Linking with Article “an”
33. Linking Part 10: Linking with Article “the”
34. Linking Past Tense Verbs to Vowels finished
35. Linking past tense verbs to consonants part 1
36. Linking past tense to consonant part 2 finished
37. Tricky T Part 1: Clear T, Held T, TN, NT
38. Tricky T Part 2: Fast D
39. Tricky T Part 3: More Fast D- More Detail, More Examples
40. Blending
41. More Blending Practice
42. Rhythm Poems
43. Paul Revere’s Ride: a History Poem