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    The document discusses syllable stress and word stress in the English language. It defines a syllable as the sound of a vowel, and notes that the number of syllables in a word is equal to the number of vowel sounds. It provides examples of mono-syllabic and multi-syllabic words. The document explains that stressed syllables are pronounced longer, louder, and at a higher pitch. It discusses patterns of stress for different types of words like nouns, verbs, adjectives. The document also covers stress rules for suffixes, compound words, numbers and sentences.

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    The document discusses syllable stress and word stress in the English language. It defines a syllable as the sound of a vowel, and notes that the number of syllables in a word is equal to the number of vowel sounds. It provides examples of mono-syllabic and multi-syllabic words. The document explains that stressed syllables are pronounced longer, louder, and at a higher pitch. It discusses patterns of stress for different types of words like nouns, verbs, adjectives. The document also covers stress rules for suffixes, compound words, numbers and sentences.

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    Syllable and Syllable

    Stress

    1
    Examination
    try breaking each word into
    Kindergarten parts

    Chimpanzee on the basis of


    i , a , o ,u , e sounds
    Fonder

    Rat
    • Ig-za-mi-na-tion
    • Kin-der-gar-ten
    • Chim-pan-zee
    • Fon-der
    • Rat
    What is a Syllable?
    A syllable is the sound of a vowel
    that is created while pronouncing the
    letters A, E, I, O, U and their
    combinations.
    We can say that,
    The number of times that you hear the
    sound of a vowel is the number of
    syllables in a word.
    20 vowel
    sounds
    12 monophthongs
    and 8
    Dipthongs
    Words can be mono-syllabic and
    polysyllabic.
    Ig-za-mi-na-tion 5 syllabic
    Examination

    Kin-der-gar-ten 4 syllabic
    Kindergarten

    Chim-pan-zee 3 syllabic
    Chimpanzee
    Fon-der 2 syllabic
    Fonder
    Rat Mono syllabic
    Rat
    How do
    we give
    to a word
    When a syllable is stressed, it is pronounced

    longer in duration
    higher in pitch
    louder in
    volume
    Look at this
    And
    this..
    Importance of word
     Mistakes in wordstress
    stress are a common
    cause of misunderstanding in English.

     Stressing a word differently can change


    the meaning or type of the word .

     Stressing the wrong syllable in a word


    can make the word very difficult to hear
    and understand.
    On the other hand, knowing the right
    syllable stress can help you
    understand the words even in poor
    audibility.
    Fluent English speakers use word
    stress to communicate rapidly and
    accurately.
    Look at these
    words
    Photograph PHO-to-graph

    Photographer Pho-TO-gra-pher

    Photographic Pho-to-GRA-phic
    2-syllable word stress patterns

    @ Noun
    @Verb
    @ Adjective

    @Adverb
     Stress is usually on the first syllable of
    2 syllablic nouns
    'pen/cil 'a/pple 'prin/ter 'Chi/na

     And 2 syllable adjectives

    'o/pen 'fa/mous ‘cle/ver 'clum/sy


     Stress is usually on the last or
    ultimate syllable of 2 syllable
    verbs.

    re/'view
    de/'cide
    be/'gin
    o/'bey
    2 Syllable Adverbs

    Often
    Away
    Nothing
    Never
    Better
    Examples
    1• Her ‘conduct is good. (noun)
    •She con’ducts herself well. (verb)

    2•-What is our ‘import policy. (adjective)


    •We im’port this item from USA (verb)

    3•-He was ‘present here yesterday .


    (adjective)
    •Please pre’sent your case . (verb)

    4•-Tell me the ‘object of your case. (noun)


    •I ob’ject to your ideas. (verb)

    5•What are your ‘subjects of study? (noun)


    •He was sub’jected to torture. (verb)
    Next case
    • Words ending in -ic

    • Words ending in -sion and -tion

    • Words ending in - ious

    https://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/word-stress-rules.htm
     Stress is on the penultimate syllable
    (penultimate means ‘second from end’)
    for words with the endings below:
    Words ending in -ic
    'gra/phic
    ge/o/'gra/phic
    a/'ller/gic,
    e/'ccen/tric,
    al/co/'ho/lic
    ,
    Words ending in -sion and -tion
    de/mon/'stra/tion,
    e/du/'ca/tion,
    in/for/'ma/tion,
    a/'dop/tion,

    Words ending in -ious


    de/'li/cious,
    'glo/rious,
    'con/scious
    Stress on ante-penultimate syllable
    (antepenultimate means ‘third from
    end’)
    for words
    with the endings below:
    Words ending in -cy, -ty, -phy and –gy

    de/'mo/cra/cy, de/pen/da/'bi/li/ty,
    pho/'to/gra/phy, ge/'o/lo/gy, 'sa/ni/ty

    Words ending in –al

    'cri/ti/cal, ge/o/'lo/gi/cal,
    'e/thi/cal
    Words ending in -ise
    'su/per/vise, 'or/ga/nise,
    'e/xer/cise, 'ad/ver/tise, 're/cog/nise

    Words ending in -ate

    co/'mmu/ni/cate, 're/gu/late,
    a/'ppre/ci/ate, 'cal/cu/late,
    'con/cen/trate
    Word stress for compound words
    (words with two parts )

    A. Compound noun
    A compound noun is a noun made out of two nouns
    that form one word. In a compound noun, the most
    stress is on the stressed syllable of the first word.

    SEAfood (sea + food)


    ICEland (ice + land)
    TOOTHpaste (tooth + paste)
    FOOTball (foot + ball)
    BAsketball (basket + ball)
    B. Compound adjectives
    A compound adjective is an adjective made
    of at least two words. Often, hyphens are
    used in compound adjectives. In compound
    adjectives, the most stress is placed in the
    stressed syllable of the second word.
    ten-MEter
    rock-SOlid
    fifteen-MInute
    old-FAshioned
    C. Compound verbs
    A compound verb is when a subject has two or
    more verbs. The stress is on the second or on the
    last part.

    Matilda loves bread but deTESTS butter.


    Sarah baked cookies and ATE them up.
    Reflexive pronouns
    Reflexive pronouns show that the
    action affects the person who
    performs the action. For example: I
    hit mySELF. The second syllable
    usually takes the stress.
    mySELF
    themSELVES
    ourSELVES
    Numbers

    Numbers ending in –teen receives the primary


    stress on the –teen syllables;
    numbers ending in –ty receives the stress n the
    first syllable

    Forty Fourteen
    Sixty Sixteen
    Fifty Seventeen
    eighty eighteen
    # Words with various endings

    The stress is going to be on the syllable right before the


    suffix. This applies to words of all syllable lengths.
    Take a good look at the list of suffixes below (suffixes
    are word endings).
    Examples:
    1.able: ADDable, DURable, LAUGHable

    2. ial: differENTial, SOcial, fiNANcial

    3. cian: muSIcian, phySIcian, cliNIcian

    4. ery: BAkery, SCEnery

    5. ian: coMEdian, ciVILian, techNIcian


    6. ible: reSIstible, imPOSsible, TERRible

    7. ion: classifiCAtion, repoSItion, vegeTAtion

    8. ia: MEdia, bacTERia, vicTORia

    . 9 ient: inGREdient, PAtient, ANcient

    10. ious: mySTERious, reLIgious, VARious

    11. ish: SELfish, ENglish, PUnish

    12. osis: hypNOsis, diagNOsis, osMOsis


    7. Words ending in ade, ee, ese, que, oon
    Words that use the suffix ade, ee, ese, eer, que, or oon
    have the primary stress actually placed on the
    suffix.

    1. ade: lemoNADE, cruSADE, arCADE


    2. ee: aGREE, guaranTEE
    3. eer: sightSEER, puppeTEER
    4. ese: JapanESE, chEESE
    5. que: unIQUE, physIQUE
    6. oon: baLOON, afterNOON, carTOON
    What is Sentence Stress?

    I did not say you stole my red hat.

    I did not say you stole my red hat.

    I did not say you stole my red hat.


    I did not say you stole my red hat.
    I did not say you stole my red hat.
    I did not say you stole my red hat.
    I did not say you stole my red hat.
    I did not say you stole my red hat.
    I did not say you stole my red hat.
    THANK
    YOU!

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