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Primary English Listening and Speaking, Paper 2: syllables, stress and classroom instructions
Primary English Listening and Speaking, Paper 2: syllables, stress and classroom instructions
Practise beating out long words, stress placement, the order of classroom instructions, weak can and strong can’t, and answering the phone.
Focus Split long words into beats, mind where the stress falls, follow instructions in the order of their verbs, keep can weak and can’t strong, and ask a caller to hold on.
01 Paper details (check answers afterwards)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Questions | 10 |
| Suggested time | 25 |
| Difficulty mix | Foundation 4 · Intermediate 3 · Challenge 2 · Error redo 1 |
| Chapter | Chapter: Primary English: Listening and Speaking |
| Level | P4 to P6 |
02 Questions (10 items)
- FoundationHow many syllables are there in the word “elephant”?
- FoundationWhich word rhymes with “light”: night, late or lot?
- FoundationHow many syllables are there in “computer”?
- FoundationThe teacher says: “Open your books at page twelve.” What do you do?
- IntermediateWhere does the stress fall in “banana”?
- IntermediateHow many syllables are there in “beautiful”?
- IntermediateThe teacher says: “Please put your pens down and look at the board.” What is the first thing to do?
- ChallengeWhy does “I can go” sound different from “I can’t go”?
- ChallengeOn the phone you hear: “Can I speak to Mr Chan, please?” You are Mr Chan’s son. What do you say?
- Error redoCorrect the request: “Please repeat again?”
03 Answers and one-line notes
| # | Answer | One-line note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three: el-e-phant. | Elephant has three beats: el-e-phant. |
| 2 | night. | Light and night share the ending -ight, so they rhyme. |
| 3 | Three: com-pu-ter. | Computer has three beats, com-pu-ter, with the stress on pu. |
| 4 | Open the book at page 12. | Hear the verb open first, then the number twelve: page 12. |
| 5 | On the second syllable: ba-NA-na. | The stress in banana sits on the second beat: ba-NA-na. |
| 6 | Three: beau-ti-ful. | Beautiful is said in three beats with the stress on beau. |
| 7 | Put the pens down. | Instructions come in order, so pens go down before you look up. |
| 8 | Because “can” is weak and short while “can’t” is stressed and longer. | Can is weak and quick; can’t is stressed with a longer vowel. |
| 9 | Hold on a moment, please. I will get him. | Ask the caller to hold on, then go and fetch the person. |
| 10 | Could you say that again, please? | Repeat already means again, so say that again, please. |
04 What to do after marking
- After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
- Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
- Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.
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