Word Stress
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To study word stress, we must understand that many words are made up of more than one syllable. A syllable is a unit of pronunciation that has only one vowel sound. The vowel sounds are related to a,e,i, o and u. All syllables are not of equal importance. Some syllables will be louder, held longer and have higher pitch than other syllables.
Example: Roses has 2 syllables. “Ros” has one vowel “o”. “es” has another vowel “e.” Don’t treat the 2 syllables equally. Only one will be stressed. For 2 syllable nouns, we usually stress the first syllable. RO-ses, not RO-SES . VIO-lets, not VIO-LETS. HON-ey, not HON-EY If a word has only one syllable, like “word,” the word stress is easy. There are no choices.
But we will look at rules for determining stress in words with more than one syllable:
Word Stress Rules
1) Nouns and adjectives – 1st syllable (rabbit, blossom, permit, addict, conduct, pretty)
2 or 3 word nouns (compound nouns) – 1st word (parking lot, credit card, bookmark, football, database, laptop, baseball bat, bedroom furniture)
Example Sentences: (Play the above track and repeat after me Try to imitate everything you hear. Doing so several times will improve your observation and imitation skills as well as your muscle memory. The more you practice, the sooner your accent will change.)
1. The woman has a credit card.
2. Put sunglasses on your checklist.
3. The Russian needs a green card.
4. The bus driver bought a plane ticket.
5. The football coach gave me his cell phone number.
2) verbs – 2nd syllable ((permit, addict, conduct, prevent, discuss, demand) Exceptions
-(same whether noun or verb) – (copy, honor, market, measure, notice, practice, promise, purchase, sample, service, study, total, affect, alarm, attempt, demand, design, exchange)
Example Sentences: (Play the above track to practice.)
1. The addict is addicted to cocaine.
2. The permit permits you to camp here.
3. Have you sampled the sample?
4. Have you studied the study?
5. Have you discussed the problem and exchanged your thoughts?
3) Phrasal Verbs/Nouns Verbs:
Verbs + particles (phrasal verbs) – 2nd word ((look over, pick out, turn down, rip off, let on)
Phrasal nouns: 1st word (cut off, work out, turn up, turn off)
Example Sentences: (Play the above track to practice.)
1. His body odor was a turn off; it turned me off.
2. I took car in for a tune-up. The mechanic looked at the engine and tuned it up.
3. The salesman ripped me off. The car was too expensive; it was a rip-off.
4. She wore cut offs (pants that are cut into shorts.) The other car cut me off when I tried to change lanes.
5. Go to the gym to work out. Enjoy your workout!
Find the full course on Word Stress here: Click here for Word Stress course.
To study word stress, we must understand that many words are made up of more than one syllable. A syllable is a unit of pronunciation that has only one vowel sound. The vowel sounds are related to a,e,i, o and u. All syllables are not of equal importance. Some syllables will be louder, held longer and have higher pitch than other syllables.
Example: Roses has 2 syllables. “Ros” has one vowel “o”. “es” has another vowel “e.” Don’t treat the 2 syllables equally. Only one will be stressed. For 2 syllable nouns, we usually stress the first syllable. RO-ses, not RO-SES . VIO-lets, not VIO-LETS. HON-ey, not HON-EY If a word has only one syllable, like “word,” the word stress is easy. There are no choices.
But we will look at rules for determining stress in words with more than one syllable:
Word Stress Rules
1) Nouns and adjectives – 1st syllable (rabbit, blossom, permit, addict, conduct, pretty)
2 or 3 word nouns (compound nouns) – 1st word (parking lot, credit card, bookmark, football, database, laptop, baseball bat, bedroom furniture)
Example Sentences: (Play the above track and repeat after me Try to imitate everything you hear. Doing so several times will improve your observation and imitation skills as well as your muscle memory. The more you practice, the sooner your accent will change.)
1. The woman has a credit card.
2. Put sunglasses on your checklist.
3. The Russian needs a green card.
4. The bus driver bought a plane ticket.
5. The football coach gave me his cell phone number.
2) verbs – 2nd syllable ((permit, addict, conduct, prevent, discuss, demand) Exceptions
-(same whether noun or verb) – (copy, honor, market, measure, notice, practice, promise, purchase, sample, service, study, total, affect, alarm, attempt, demand, design, exchange)
Example Sentences: (Play the above track to practice.)
1. The addict is addicted to cocaine.
2. The permit permits you to camp here.
3. Have you sampled the sample?
4. Have you studied the study?
5. Have you discussed the problem and exchanged your thoughts?
3) Phrasal Verbs/Nouns Verbs:
Verbs + particles (phrasal verbs) – 2nd word ((look over, pick out, turn down, rip off, let on)
Phrasal nouns: 1st word (cut off, work out, turn up, turn off)
Example Sentences: (Play the above track to practice.)
1. His body odor was a turn off; it turned me off.
2. I took car in for a tune-up. The mechanic looked at the engine and tuned it up.
3. The salesman ripped me off. The car was too expensive; it was a rip-off.
4. She wore cut offs (pants that are cut into shorts.) The other car cut me off when I tried to change lanes.
5. Go to the gym to work out. Enjoy your workout!
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