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Question
Study the examples and practise pronouncing the words by stressing the syllable written in capital letters.
| PersonNEL | TOtally | InDUstrial | ToMAto | FanTAstic |
Note: Unstressed syllables keep the correct sound, but they sound muted. Sometimes, unstressed vowels become a schwa sound - like a soft "uh". At other times, the vowel is pronounced but not stressed. Now, review the eight common word stress patterns in English.
One Syllable - Stressed
All one syllable words have the stress on the one syllable. The intonation should go down.
| EAT | DRINK | SIGN | WELL |
Two Syllable - First syllable stressed
Examples:
| Glant | PICture | HEAting |
Two Syllable - Second syllable stressed
Examples:
| toDAY | aHEAD | aLLOW |
Three Syllable - First syllable stressed
Examples:
| ENergy | Operate | ORganize |
Three Syllable - Second syllable stressed
Examples:
| meMORial | aSSUMPtion | caNAdian |
Three Syllable - Third syllable stressed
Examples:
| employEE | japanESE | voluntEER |
Four Syllable - Second syllable stressed
Examples:
| psyCHOLogy | eVAporate | cerTIficate |
Four Syllable - Third syllable stressed
Examples:
| poliTIcian | indiVIdual | reputation |
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Solution
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