B1
Sentence Stress
ការសង្កត់សំឡេងក្នុងល្បះ
🎯 Objective / គោលបំណង:
Learn how to stress (emphasize) specific words to change the meaning of your sentence.
💬 Scenario: The Coffee Order
Waiter
"Here is your hot tea."
You (Correcting the Drink)
"No, I wanted coffee."
(Meaning: Not tea.)
You (Correcting the Temperature)
"No, I wanted iced tea."
(Meaning: Not hot.)
You (Correcting the Person)
"No, I wanted tea."
(Meaning: Not my friend.)
Interactive Tool: Stress Shifter
Click a word to stress it and see the implied meaning.
Click a word above...
Key Rules
1. Content Words
We stress nouns, verbs, adjectives (car, go, big).
2. Function Words
We usually *don't* stress grammar words (the, a, is, to).
3. Contrast
We stress *any* word if we want to correct someone.
Match Meaning to Stress
Meaning: "My sister didn't go, *I* went."
Which sentence matches?
A. "I went to Paris."
B. "I went to Paris."
Meaning: "I didn't go to London, I went to Paris."
Which sentence matches?
A. "I went to Paris."
B. "I went to Paris."