Word
-
stress
rules
You could stress on a syllable by using
the following 5 features :
1. longer
2. louder
3. It has a change in pitch
4. It is said more
clearly
5. It uses larger facial movement
- Stress is
normally in
_ In words that
have
the root word
one or more of
the 1st
syllable
prefixes / suffixes , the
stress
is on
- whenever a word
has the 1st
syllable
as “ de- , ex- , prost
, in- , a- , the stress is
not on the 1
syllable
- Two vowel letters together in the last syllable indicates
that the last syllable is stressed com / plain , con / ceal , re / veal
- When there are
2 similar consonant letters within
a word
the syllable before the double consonant is usually stressed
be / gin / ner
,
let / ter , bet / ter
- The stress is usually on the syllables before
the suffixes ,
-ion , - ity , - ic , -ical , -ian , ious and on the second syllable before
suffixes , -ate –
do / cu / men / TA / tion
, dif / fer / en / TI/ ate
- In words
with
3 or more syllables one of the
1 st
syllables is
usually stressed
- AC / ci / dent
,
de / TER / mine
- Notice how the
meaning
of the
following sentence change
each time we change the stress pattern
- What
would
you like ?
This is
just
a simple
request for information
.
- What would
you like ?
This is
to single out an individual from a
group .
- What would you like ?
Either
you want to determine
specific desires
after a
discussion of things
he / she
might or he / she
has
rejected
several
things
and
you are now
a little
exasperated .
- What would you like ?
- Word stress is
your magic key to understanding spoken
English . Native speakers of English
use word stress naturally .
Word stress is so natural for them that they don’t even
know they use it . Non –native
speakers who speak English to
native speakers
without using
word
stress , encounter
2
problems
1. They find it
difficult
to understand native speakers
especially those speaking
fast
2. They native speakers
them .
In this lesson we look
may find it
at
the most
difficult
important
to
understand
aspects
of word
stress , followed by a short quiz to check
your understanding .
Understanding syllables
To understand word stress , it helps
to understand
syllables .
Every word is
made from syllables
#
of
Dog
1
Green
1
Quite
1
Quiet
2
Orange
2
Table
2
Expensive
3
Interesting
4
Realistic
4
syllables
Unexceptional
5
- What is
word stress ?
- In English we do not say each
syllable with
same
force or strength
.
- In one word
, we accentuate
one syllable . We say one
syllable
very loudly
# syllable
Stressed
Photograph
3
#1
Photographer
4
# 2
Photographic
4
# 3
-
syllable
Happens in all
words with 2 or more syllables
TEAcher
JA pan
, CHIna , aBOVE , conver SAtion ,
INT eresting , im POR tant , de MAND , etCET era
- Syllables
that are not stressed
are weak
quiet .
Native speakers ……
- Try to hear the stress in individual
word
On the radio , or in films , for example
Hear
and recognize it
2
important rules about stress
1. One word
, one stress
2. The stress is
always on a
vowel
or
small
- Why is word
stress important
- word stress
not used in all
languages
[ Japanese , French ( each syllable , equally emphasis ) ]
- Word stress is
part of the language
Photograph
vs
photographer
- Word stress is
magic
, we
use word
stress
all
time , without
thinking about it .
-
or
the
Where
do
I
put
word stress