Name: Week: 1 - 3

Teacher: Vincent Antonio

ENGLISH

Third Quarter

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Unit 3: CHOICES 10

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 ENGLISH 10
Quarter 3
Lesson WORD STRESS
1

Introduction and Focus Questions

Blissful Day, COMPLETERS!
Could you still recall your lesson about intonation, pitch, juncture and stress? Do you know that,
aside from words, there are other things that you do when you talk that help you become effective in
communicating your ideas? One of these important features of speaking is stress.

In this lesson, you will be learning more about stress and how it aids in effective communication.

So, explore and have fun in learning.

After this lesson, you will be able to:

(MELCs)
• Employ appropriate pitch, stress, juncture, intonation, etc. (EN100- lla5)

Enabling Objectives (EO)

• Define stress
• Employ appropriate stress and;
• Appreciate the importance of stress in communication.
Integration of Faith and Values in Learning
• Understand that God emphasizes His love to us.
• Watch your mouth

Integration of Faith and Values in Learning

You convey meaning through speech not only by the words you say but also by the way
you say them. For example, how loudly or softly you pronounce the syllables in a word can
determine what the word means that is why stress in English should be learned. It helps you to
communicate well and is significant to human’s life. It can signal the meaning you want a
particular word to convey. It also determines more than the meaning of an entire sentence. This
makes sense to human because every day we communicate.

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PRAYER: Before you continue your working on your module, be sure to whisper a short prayer for your
STRENGTH, KNOWLEDGE & WISDOM.

BLESSINGS!

Week 1
Things to Remember
Stress is the relative emphasis that may be given to certain syllables in a word, or to certain
words in a phrase or sentence. In English, stressed syllables are louder than non-stressed
syllables. Also, they are longer and have a higher pitch.
English is a stress-timed language. That means that stressed syllables appear at a roughly
steady tempo, whereas non-stressed syllables are shortened.

PRE- ASSESSMENT

Teacher’s Note and instructions:

Direction: Let us find out how much you already know about your lesson at hand.
Read each sentence emphasizing the italicized words. Then choose the meaning of the
given statement based on the stressed words. Write the letter of your answer in your
activity notebook.

1. It was my idea not yours.

A. The idea was originally mine and not coming from you.

B. My idea was a lot better that yours.

2. He’d rather sleep than play ML.

A. He will sleep now and play later.

B. Sleeping is a better thing to do.

3. We saw the movie but they didn’t.

A. It is a movie that we saw not a play.

B. They did not see the movie.

4. We saw the movie but they didn’t.

A. It is us who watched the movie.

B. It is a movie that we saw, not a play.

5. The pen is under the table; not on the table.

A. It is a pen that is under the table, not a paper.

B. The pen’s location is under the table, not on it.

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LEARNING PROCEDURE

Let’s Explore
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To start with your lesson, you have to do the exercise below.

Directions: Choose the word inside the parenthesis that best completes the sentence.

EXERCISE: ANSWER ME!

1. You must (PROject, proJECT) in class your powerpoint.

2. You are my (perFECT - PERfect) lady.

3. Shekinah has an (OBject – obJECT) in her hands.

4. The (INject , inJECT) they gave me was a bit painful.

5. He has a very nice (ACcent, acCENT).

Instead of using VERY SPECIAL,

just simply say EXCEPTIONAL.
Instead of using very sure, just

Firm-up
use CERTAIN.

STRESS is the degree of emphasis or prominence given to a sound or syllable in

speech. When a syllable, word or phrase is stressed, you are going to pronounce it longer and
louder than the rest of the syllables or words. It involves pitch (the syllable is said higher),
duration (said longer) and force (said louder.)

Stress may be of various degrees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efNSXTGkAsE

This is the degree with the strongest accent or

1. Primary /strong
emphasis given to a syllable or a word.

The accent or emphasis on a syllable of a word is

2. Secondary stress ( ^ )
weaker than the primary stress.

This is also called minor stress. The syllable is

3. Tertiary ( ) pronounced shorter and quieter than primary and
secondary stress.

4. Weak ( no symbol ) This is the unstressed syllable.

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RULES IN WORD STRESS
Position/location of stress Example
REcord, PERmit, PROtest,
1. Most two-syllable nouns Stress on first syllable CONtract, SUSpect, DIScount,
EXport, ACcent
2. Most two-syllable adjectives Stress on the first syllable HAPpy, HOnest, LOVEly, CLEver,
UGly, SLENder
3. Most two-syllable verbs Stress on the second syllable preSENT, inSULT, deCREASE,
adDRESS
Stress on the penultimate GRAPHic, geoGRAPHic,
4. words ending in -ic syllable (penultimate means geoLOGic
second to the last syllable)
5. words ending in –sion and - Stress on the penultimate teleVIsion, reveLAtion
tion syllable
Stress is on ante-penultimate deMOcracy, phoTOgraphy,
6. Words ending in –cy, -ty, - syllable (ante-penultimate dependaBIlity,
phy, -gy means third from the last
syllable)
7. Words ending in -al Stress is on ante-penultimate CRItical, geoLOgical
syllable
8. Compound nouns Stress is on the first part/word DEADline, HOMEsick,
HARDship, HÓNEYcomb
9. Compound adjectives Stress is on the second part Old-FASHioned,
ill-TEMpered
10. Compound verbs Stress is on the second part OverFLOW
WÁSHing machine
11. Verbs and prepositions Stress is on the first part SHÓRthand, SPÉNDthrift
used as noun compounds HÓTdog, conDÉNSED milk
12. Verbs and prepositions SHÓW-off, ÉND off, LÍVE-in
used as noun compounds Stress is on the first part STÓPover, BRÉAKdown
TÓUCH down
13. Compound verbs formed OverHEAR, push ÓUT,
from verb-preposition Stress is usually on the second drop ÍN, talk ÓVER, pass ÓFF,
combinations taken as a unit part drive ÍN

SHIFT IN STRESS
In some cases, adding a suffix to the word will change the placement of the the stress.
For example:
EXplain- explaNAtion aVAILable- availaBIlity ORgan- orGAnic

SENTENCE STRESS
Sentences are characterized by series of stressed and unstressed syllables. It is wrong to believe that
speaking English correctly means pronouncing each word distinctly. Some words in a sentence need not
to be stressed or emphasized.

Normally, the stress falls on the content words like nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verb and in
demonstratives and interrogatives. These content words carry the thought of the sentence so they are
said louder, longer and with a higher pitch.

Example:
Father gave me a new pen.

The underlined words are stressed whereas me and a are said quickly, lightly and softly. Function
words like pronouns, articles, prepositions, conjunctions and auxiliary verbs are not stressed in the
sentence.

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 Instead of using VERY COLD, just
Deepen simply use FREEZING.
Instead of using VERY COLORFUL,
just simply use VIBRANT.

TASK 1: STRESS ME
DESCRIPTION: This is your first task in this lesson that allow you to stress out the following
words.
DIRECTIONS: Read the sentences in the box. Add a primary stress mark on the appropriate
syllable.

1. consult ( verb) 6. Anime 11. cauliflower

2. consult ( noun) 7. Calligraphy 12. Constituents

3. testimony 8. Choreograph 13. honorable

4. comfortable 9. Comedy 14. utensils

5. authentic 10. Character 15. percentage

Process Questions:

1. Do you think STRESS in English is important?

2. What did you realize?

3. How will you apply the THINGS you’ve learned?

Transfer

TASK 2: MINI TASK – SENTENCE ME

DESCRIPTION: This is your mini – task that allows you to apply your learning from the lesson of the
day.
DIRECTION: Use each set of words in one sentence. Do not forget to emphasize their stress by
capitalizing it or putting stress symbol on it.

Example: I made myself perfect in perfecting our quiz.

1. PROject – proJECT 6. PERmit - perMIT

2. INcrease – inCREASE 7. ADDress - adDRESS
3. TRANSfer – transFER 8. Record - reCORD
4. IMport – imPORT 9. PREsent - preSENT
5. EXport – exPORT 10. SUSpect - susPECT

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Process Questions:
ENGLISH TRIVIA:
1. Did you enjoy it? Instead of using VERY INTERESTING,
just simply say CAPTIVATING.
Instead of using VERY LARGE, just
2. What did you learn? simply say HUGE

3. How can you apply it in your life?

Assess your learning about the topic of the day.

EXCELLENT VERY GOOD GOOD FAIR

I CAN
stress words
Use words stress well in sentences
Emphasize the stress of words
Identify the stress of words
Explain the word stress with my fellow
Understand the meaning or word stress in English

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ANSWER KEY

REFERENCES

BOOKS

Yu, P. R. (2017). Essential English Revised Edition.Sampaloc, Manila:Rex Book Store, Inc

Yu, P. R. (2017). English for a Better World. .Sampaloc, Manila:Rex Book Store, Inc

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