Call attention to the fact that changes in word stress can result in changes in meaning. Say the two following sentences and have trainees discuss the differences between them. I went to the WHITE house. I went to the white HOUSE. Show overhead, Word Stress within a sentence. Discuss how word stress can be used to change the meaning of a sentence. Statement Potential Meaning HE told them my name. I do not know why he told them my name. I did not think he knew who I was. He told THEM my name. Why did they want it? I wonder what will happen as a result. He told them MY name. He did not give them your name or the name of another person. He told them my NAME. Not my address or telephone number.