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Answer — Exercise 8

5B - How was it?·Roadmap A2 - Student's Book

Question

Listen to the sentences. Are was and were usually stressed?

Answer

was and were aren't usually stressed in positive sentences and questions, was is pronounced /waz/ . were is pronounced /wa/ . These are weak forms and feature the schwa sound. wasn't and weren't usually stressed. They don't have weak forms.