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Word Stress
Stressed Vowels
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Unstressed Vowels
Stressed vs. Unstressed Vowels
apparently ?!oDq?mskH
apportionment ?!oNqR?ml?ms
congregation j?mfqH!fdxR?m
Episcopalian HoHrj?!odxkx?m+ ,kxTm
insuperable Hm!rtvo?q?a?k
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Where the Stress Falls
The great majority of 2 syllable words are
stressed on the 1st syllable.
never !mDu?q
breakfast !aqDje?rs
Monday !l?mcH
The largest group of exceptions to this is
made up of words that begin with a prefix:
Compound expressions
Compound nouns generally have a primary
stress on the first component and a
secondary stress on the second one:
drugstore
!cq?f$rsNq
thoroughfare !S?q?$eDq
weatherman !vDC?q$lzm
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Compound expressions
In compound verbs, generally the reverse
is true:
understand
$?mc?q!rszmc
overlook $nvu?q!kTj
outrun $`vs!q?m
Compound expressions
In the intensive-reflexive pronouns, the
stress also falls on the second syllable:
myself
$l`x!rD4e
yourself $xTq!rD4e
himself $gHl!rD4e
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Nouns - Verbs
In a large group of words, stress marks the
difference between noun and verb usage:
NOUN
VERB
!j@mr?qs  concert j?m!r?qs
!j@mc?js  conduct j?m!c?js
!j@mekHjs  conflict j?m!ekHjs
!j@m$sDrs  contest j?m!sDrs
!j@m$sqzjs  contract j?m!sqzjs
Nouns - Verbs
NOUN
VERB
!j@msqzrs  contrast j?m!sqzrs
!j@mu?qs  convert j?m!u?qs
!cDy?qs  desert cH!y?qs
!Hm$jk`xm  incline Hm!jk`xm
!Hm$jqhxr  increase Hm!jqhxr
!Hmr?qs  insert Hm!r?qs
!Hmr?4s  insult Hm!r?4s
!@acYHjs  object ?a!cYDjs
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Nouns - Verbs
NOUN
VERB
!nvu?q$eknv  overflow $nvu?q!eknv
!o?qlHs  permit o?q!lHs
!oqDy?ms  present oqH!y?ms
!oq@fqHr  progress oq?!fqDr
!oq@cYHjs  project oq?!cYDjs
!oqnv$sDrs  protest oq?!sDrs
!qDa?4  rebel q?!aD4
!qDj?qc  record qH!jNqc
Nouns - Verbs
NOUN
VERB
!r?q$udx  survey $r?q!udx
!r?r$oDjs  suspect r?r!oDjs
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Nouns - Verbs
Similar generalizations can be made for words
in which the stress marks the difference
between adjective/noun and verb usage:
ADJECTIVE or NOUN
VERB
!zcu?jHs  advocate !zcu?$jdxs
!zfq?fHs  aggregate !zfq?$fdxs
!N4s?qmHs  alternate !N4s?q$mdxs
!zmHlHs  animate !zmH$ldxs
?!oqnvoqHHs  appropriate ?!oqnvoqH$dxs
?!oq@jrHlHs  approximate ?!oq@jrH$ldxs
Nouns - Verbs
ADJECTIVE or NOUN
VERB
cH!kHa?qHs  deliberate cH!kHa?$qdxs
!cDr?kHs  desolate !cDr?$kdxs
H!kza?qHs  elaborate H!kza?$qdxs
!DrsHlHs  estimate !DrsH$ldxs
!fqzcYTHs  graduate !fqzcYT$dxs
!HmsHlHs  intimate !HmsH$ldxs
!l@c?qHs  moderate !l@c?$qdxs
oqH!rHoHsHs  precipitate oqH!rHoH$sdxs
!rDo?qHs  separate !rDo?$qdxs
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Exercises
Pronounce these words and transcribe
them phonetically:
about - after - another - between - body color - correct - even - exit - family - general hundred - letter - many - measure - mistake mother - often - receive - remember - service something - sometime - story - thousand together - visit - without
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