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Learning English pronunciation can be challenging. One very important aspect
of pronunciation that you must focus on is word stress. Why?
Because stress can “change the meaning” of a word, and incorrect stress can
make your speech “difficult to understand”
Like if I said “elephant” instead of elephant.
Most people wouldn't have a clue what I said, so come with me and I'll give you
all the information you need.
“Word stress refers to the emphasis (placed on a syllable)” or strength given to a
syllable or syllables in a word.
So first of all, do you know “what a syllable is?”
"As Group 1 presented earlier, I would like to summarize as follows."
Well, “a syllable is a unit of sound in a word that usually contains a vowel
sound.” For example, the word cat has “one syllable and one vowel sound.”
While the word picture has “two syllables and two vowel sounds.” “Picture” we
say “picture” and not “picture”.
So whilst every syllable contains a vowel sound, “we do not stress every
syllable”, and “we do not stress consonants” “unless they sound like a vowel”,
like “the letter Y, when it sounds like /i/ or /ɪ/” as in the word “physical”..
So “how do we know when and how to stress each syllable” in a word?
Well, there are “three ways to stress English syllables”.
Number one, “PRIMARY STRESS”, “the loudest/ strongest syllable in a
word”.
Number two. “SECONDARY STRESS” “syllables, which aren't completely
unstressed, but aren't as loud/strong as the primary stress” or aren't as strong as
the primary stress.
Number three. WEAK OR UNSTRESSED.
“Primary stress is the emphasis placed on certain syllables in a word that makes
them more prominent than the other syllables”. It is indicated by “an
apostrophe” in “phonemic” script, for example, in the word banana. That has
three syllables. The second syllable, nah, is pronounced with stronger stress and
the first and third syllables, which are weak, making it sound like banana You
try. Banana.
“Secondary stress occurs in longer words and is indicated by a comma”.
For example, the word “organisation” has five syllables (kể ra) or gun ik. The
first syllable is given secondary stress. The second and third are weak. The
fourth syllable is given primary stress, and the fifth is weak. Making it sound
like this organisation. Now you try organisation.
“Weak stress is where there is no stress at all on the syllable”. “The vowel will
often take the sound of the schwa /ə/ instead of the full vowel sound.
So “how do you know how each syllable is stressed”?
Well, luckily there were some rules. ("But it will be the final part of this
presentation, followed by Tuấn Anh's presentation, and finally, we will have a
Quizizz game.")
As always in English, there are plenty of exceptions, but these rules will help
you pronounce most words correctly.
So rule number one, two syllable nouns have the main stress on the first syllable
picture mirror, bottle. We don't stress both vowel sounds like this picture. We
make the first syllable strong and the second week like this picture mirror.
Rule number two. Two syllable adjectives. These also have the main stress on
the first syllable. Listen pretty. …., perfect. Common, helpful. Can you hear
how the main stress on the first syllable is stronger?
Rule number three, two syllable verbs. These tend to have the stress on the
second syllable. For example, provide, believe, decide, begin.
There are lots of two syllable verbs in English, and very often the change of
stress can change the word class. The following words areall examples of this.
The noun export becomes the verb to export. The noun Import becomes the verb
to import. Contract becomes the verb to contract. Object becomes to object.
Did you notice the last two words also changed?
Meaning stress can change the class and sometimes the meaning of a word two.
For example, as you've already seen, the noun object can be pronounced with
stress on the first sy. Meaning a thing. But if you place the stress on the second
syllable, it not only becomes a verb, but the meaning changes to express
disapproval.
So these words can be nouns or verbs, depending on whether the stress is on the
first or second syllable. And now you can see why it's so important to get the
stress.
Rule four words ending in IK or ic. These words have the main stress on the
syllable before the IC ending, or in other words, the penultimate syllable.
Look at these examples. Music heroic graphic. Geographic magnetic electric,
and here's a word ending in IC with secondary stress, electronic rule, five words
ending in S I O N and T I O N. The stress here is again, on the syllable. Just
before these ending.
Or in other words, the penultimate syllable. For example, invasion pollution
education, conversation rule six words

[Link] type (whether they are simple, complex, or compound words)

2. Word class (whether they are nouns, verbs, adjectives, or adverbs)
3. The phonological structure of the syllable (strong or weak)
How to Identify Strong and Weak Syllables
Strong syllables have clear, full vowel sounds and can stand alone.
Weak syllables are reduced, often using schwa (/ə/) or disappearing in fast
speech.
4) The number of syllables in a word
1. One-Syllable Words
- Cat /kæt/
- Drink /drɪŋk/
(All have only one syllable, so they are naturally stressed.)
2. Two-Syllable Words
- TAble /ˈteɪ.bəl/ (First syllable stressed)
- beLOW /bɪˈloʊ/ (Second syllable stressed)
- PREsent /ˈpre.zənt/ (noun) vs. preSENT /prɪˈzent/ (verb)
3. Three-Syllable Words
- ComPUter /kəmˈpjuː.tər/ (Second syllable stressed)
- BEAUtiful /ˈbjuː.tɪ.fəl/ (First syllable stressed)
4. Four-Syllable Words
- InForMAtion /ˌɪn.fərˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (Third syllable stressed)
- EDuCAtion /ˌɛd.jʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (Third syllable stressed)
How to Identify Syllables and Stress?
- Clap while pronouncing a word to feel the syllables.
- Use a dictionary (Cambridge, Oxford) to check stress marks (`ˈ` before the
stressed syllable).
- Listen to native speakers and practice repeating words.

"To help us understand stress better, now it's time for the presentation
from my group members."