Understanding Word Stress and Intonation
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Understanding Word Stress and Intonation
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- 2. S T R E S SRLDP T-II
- 3. 1 - is the EMPHASIS placed on a SOUND, SYLLABLE, or WORD by saying it relatively more loudly and forcefully. RLDP T-II
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- 5. - The syllable being pronounced with greater force. “STRESSED SYLLABLE” “ACCENTED SYLLABLE” or RLDP T-II
- 6. 1. A word can only have one stress. FEW THINGS TO REMEMBER 2. Only vowels are stressed, not consonants. 3. There are many exceptions to the rules. RLDP T-II
- 7. 5 Word Stress Rules to Improve Your English Pronunciation RLDP T-II
- 8. Two Syllable Words NOUNS and ADJECTIVES have the stress on the FIRST syllable, but VERBS have the stress on the second syllable. RLDP T-II
- 10. Compound Words In most compound nouns, the stress is on the FIRST WORD while in compound ADJECTIVES and VERBS, the stress is on the SECOND WORD. RLDP T-II
- 11. EXAMPLES: FOOTball KEYboard NOUNS VERBS ADJECTIVES overDUE old-FAshioned underSTAND bad-TEMpered RLDP T-II
- 12. Three syllable words ending in “er” and “ly” Words that have THREE syllables and end in “-er” or “-ly” often have a stress on the FIRST syllable. EXAMPLES: ORderly QUIetly MAnager RLDP T-II
- 13. Words ending in “ic,” “sion” and “tion” The stress is usually on the SECOND-TO-LAST syllable. EXAMPLES: creAtion comMIssion photoGRAphicRLDP T-II
- 14. Words ending in “cy,” “ty,” “phy,” “gy” and “al” The stress is often on the THIRD TO LAST syllable. EXAMPLES: deMOcracy phoTOgraphy LOgicalRLDP T-II
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- 16. The stress on a word is the EMPHASIS placed on that word. “STRESS WORDS” - are considered as CONTENT WORDS. NOUNS MAIN VERBS ADVERBS ADJECTIVES RLDP T-II
- 17. We studied ancient history. 1. RLDP T-II
- 19. 1. To emphasize the idea A word may be stressed for the following reasons: EXAMPLES: 1. That was a difficult TEST. 2. That was a DIFFICULT test. RLDP T-II
- 20. 2. To point out the difference between an idea and another A word may be stressed for the following reasons: EXAMPLES: 1. I think I prefer THIS color. 2. I wanted CHOCOLATE flavor. RLDP T-II
- 21. 3. To call attention to new information A word may be stressed for the following reasons: EXAMPLE: Student 1:When does class begin? Student 2:The class begins at TWELVE O'CLOCK. RLDP T-II
- 22. MENTAL GYMNASTICS DIRECTIONS: Rewrite the sentence and apply the correct stress of the underlined words. RLDP T-II
- 23. 1.I can feel his sincerity while delivering his message. RLDP T-II
- 24. 2. We converse while buying a converse shoes. RLDP T-II
- 25. 3. The manager requests for democracy. RLDP T-II
- 26. 4. That photograph expresses his photographic skills. RLDP T-II
- 27. 5. His dedication resulted a good transformation. RLDP T-II
- 29. - refers to the way the PITCH of a speaker's voice RISES or FALLS. INTONATION It is about HOW WE SAY THINGS, rather than WHAT WE SAY.RLDP T-II
- 30. FALLING INTONATION WH - QUESTIONS 1. What is going on? 2. Where are you from? 3. Who is your idol? RLDP T-II
- 31. FALLING INTONATION STATEMENTS 1. I don’t want to call her. 2. Those fruits are for dessert. 3. I’m going to surprise her. RLDP T-II
- 32. RISING INTONATION YES/ NO QUESTIONS 1. Did I get that right? 2. Have you seen my crush? 3. Are you happy? RLDP T-II
- 33. RISING and FALLING INTONATION QUESTIONS TAGS 1. You don’t know where my cellphone is, do you? 2. They are coming tomorrow, aren’t they?RLDP T-II
- 34. RISING and FALLING INTONATION QUESTIONS TAGS 1. You don’t know where my cellphone is, do you? 2. They are coming tomorrow, aren’t they?RLDP T-II
- 35. RISING, RISING, RISING, and FALLING INTONATION LISTS 1. He bought apples, bananas, oranges, and grapes. RLDP T-II
- 36. RISING, RISING, RISING, and FALLING INTONATION LISTS 2. My friends are Kath, Jules, Nadz, and Jia. RLDP T-II
Notas del editor
- When speaking, it is important to put the stress on the correct syllable. Otherwise, it would sound unnatural, and might even be difficult to understand!
- When speaking, it is important to put the stress on the correct syllable. Otherwise, it would sound unnatural, and might even be difficult to understand!
- The syllable which is pronounced with greater force is called the stressed syllable. You can also call it the accented syllable. "Accent" in this case means "emphasis".
- In a very long word you can have a secondary stress, but it is always a much smaller stress. The vowels in English are a, e, i, o, and u. The consonants are all the other letters. The word stress rules in English are complicated. Remember that there are exceptions to every rule. Use a dictionary to check the word stress of new words. Soon, you will know English well enough to add word stress naturally.
- Unfortunately, there are exceptions to this rule. It could be that a word was borrowed from another language or it could be totally random. You just have to learn these “outsiders” by heart. Here are three words you can start with: hotel /ho-TEL/ extreme /ex-TREME/ concise /con-CISE/
- Unfortunately, there are exceptions to this rule. It could be that a word was borrowed from another language or it could be totally random. You just have to learn these “outsiders” by heart. Here are three words you can start with: hotel /ho-TEL/ extreme /ex-TREME/ concise /con-CISE/
- You count syllables backwards and put a stress on the second one from the end.
- When speaking, it is important to put the stress on the correct syllable. Otherwise, it would sound unnatural, and might even be difficult to understand!
- Negatives including negative helping verbs, and words with "no" such as "nothing," "nowhere," etc. Words expressing quantities (e.g., a lot of, a few, many, etc.)
- However, sometimes, we also stressed the pronouns if stressing it will make the sentence more meaningful.
- STANDARD STATEMENT emphasizes how difficult the test was
- means that it is a specific color, not any other)
- means that it is a specific color, not any other)
- Intonation and stress refer to the music of the English language. Words that are stressed are key to understanding and using the correct intonation brings out the meaning. Incorrect intonation can result in misunderstandings, speakers losing interest, or even taking offense.
- IF THE TAG IS IN RISING INTONATION IT MEANS THAT YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT IT AND ANYONE MUST CONFIRM IT. IF THE TAG IS IN FALLING INTONATION IT MEANS THAT YOU ARE SURE ABOUT IT AND ANYONE MUST AGREE WITH IT.
- IF THE TAG IS IN RISING INTONATION IT MEANS THAT YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT IT AND ANYONE MUST CONFIRM IT. IF THE TAG IS IN FALLING INTONATION IT MEANS THAT YOU ARE SURE ABOUT IT AND ANYONE MUST AGREE WITH IT.