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Word stress Mental map
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Word stress Mental map Pronunciation
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Natalia Montealegre
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Word stress Mental map
What is Word Stress?
Relative emphasis that may be given to certain syllables in a word, or to certain words in a phrase or sentence.
We say one syllable very loudly (big, strong, important) and all the other syllables very quietly.
Word Stress Rules
One word has only one stress
We can only stress vowels, not consonants.
Stress on first syllable
Most 2-syllable nouns
Most 2-syllable adjectives
Stress on last syllable
Most 2-syllable verbs
Stress on penultimate syllable
Words ending in -ic
Words ending in -sion and -tion
Stress on ante-penultimate syllable
Words ending in -cy, -ty, -phy and -gy
Words ending in -al
Compound words
compound nouns, the stress is on the first part.
compound adjectives, the stress is on the second part.
compound verbs, the stress is on the second part.
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