Answer — Exercise Pronunciation 1
03 - Grammar focus 2·Cutting Edge Pre-Intermediate - Student's Book
Question
Listen to four sentences. Does each speaker sat can /kæn/, can /kən/ or can't /kɑ:nt/?
Answer
- Can you hear him? [/kən/]
- Yes I can. [/kæn/]
- Can you speak Italian? [/kən/]
- No I can't. [/kɑ:nt/]
- When can is used in a question it is not usually stressed.
- When it is used in a short answer it is stressed.
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