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Placement of Stress Within Simple Words

This document summarizes rules for stress placement in simple English words. For two-syllable words, the first syllable receives stress unless the second syllable contains a long vowel, diphthong, or more than one consonant. For three-syllable words, the first syllable receives stress unless the third syllable meets certain conditions, such as containing a long vowel or diphthong, in which case the second syllable receives stress. Stress placement in adjectives, prepositions, and adverbs follows similar patterns as nouns and verbs. The document provides examples to illustrate each rule.

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Placement of Stress Within Simple Words

This document summarizes rules for stress placement in simple English words. For two-syllable words, the first syllable receives stress unless the second syllable contains a long vowel, diphthong, or more than one consonant. For three-syllable words, the first syllable receives stress unless the third syllable meets certain conditions, such as containing a long vowel or diphthong, in which case the second syllable receives stress. Stress placement in adjectives, prepositions, and adverbs follows similar patterns as nouns and verbs. The document provides examples to illustrate each rule.

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PLACEMENT OF STRESS WITHIN SIMPLE WORDS

Summarized from lecture 5 (Stress) of Phonetics slides at FELTE_VNUH

SIMPLE WORD STRESS 1. TWO SYLLABLE WORDS 1.1.Two-syllable verbs

Characteristics

Stressed on

Examples

a. 2nd syllable contains short vowel AND 1st syllable ends no more than one consonant. b. 2nd syllable contains long vowel/a 2nd syllable diphthong/ ends more than one consonant. c. 2nd syllable contains /ou/ a. 2nd syllable contains short vowel 1st syllable 1st syllable

+worry, open, enter +Succeed, provide, protest +Follow, borrow +money, office, surface. +hello, canoe, balloon.

1.2.Two-syllable nouns 1.3.Two-syllable adjectives 1.4.Two-syllable prepositions and adverbs 2.THREE-SYLLABLE WORDS 2.1.Three-syllable verbs

b. Otherwise, it is on the 2nd syllable Same as the two-syllable verbs rules Seem to behave like two-syllable verbs and two-syllable adjectives rules.

a. 3rd syllable contains short vowel AND 2nd syllable ends with no more than 1 consonant b. 3rd syllable contains long vowel/ a 3rd syllable diphthong/ends consonant with more than one

+encounter, determine +entertain, recommend,

2.2.Three-syllable nouns

a. 3rd syllable contains short vowel/ [ou]unstressed.


nd 2nd contains long vowel/ a 2 syllable

+potato, advantage.

disaster,

diphthong/ends consonant

with

more

than

one +library, company, cinema. quality,

st b. 3rd syllable and 2nd syllable contains 1 syllable

short vowel AND ends with no more than one consonant3rd and 2nd syllable are unstressed.
st c. 3rd syllable contains long vowel/ a 1 syllable

+exercise, paradise.

attitude,

diphthong/ ends with more than more than 2.3.Three-syllable adjectives one consonant. Seem to need the same rules as threesyllable nouns

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