Here are two small tables: the words which are always stressed in English, and 'weak' words which are reduced in speaking. Learn more from my blog how knowing this will help you understand English native speakers better!

1. How to understand
spoken English

2. hello!
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3. 1.
Stress Important Words
Words which usually have stress on them have
meaning of their own

4. Strong Words
Nouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs
Lunch
Answer
Speak
Believe
Long
Beautiful
Fast
Really
Negatives ? words Demonstratives
Can't
Neither
Why
Where...from
This
Those

5. Examples
✘ WHERE are you FROM?
✘ . . . CHEAP THINGS to DO in LONDON
✘ HOW would you DESCRIBE LONDONERS?

6. 2.
Reduce Function Words
Function words are grammar words and they don't
have a meaning of their own

7. Weak Words (depending on position)
Articles Pronouns Prepositions Conjunctions Auxiliaries
a
the
him
her
them
you
of
to
for
at
from
and
or
do
does
can
could
have
am
is
are

8. Examples
✘ The MARKETS are REALLY COOL
✘ LOTS of THINGS to DO
✘ I am a LONDONER.
✘ I am from NORTH-WEST of ENGLAND.

9. Listen to many
examples; Practise!

10. thanks!
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