STRESS -is the emphasis given to a certain syllable of a word, phrase, or a sentence
SYLLABLE -is a word part that can be separated usually containing a vowel that is pronounced as a unit
WORDSTRESS - is the emphasis place in a specific syllable of a word when pronouncing it
when a syllable is stressed it is pronounced
longer in duration
higher in pitch
louder in volume
what are the 2 simple rules on word stress?
onewordhasonlyonestress
onlyvowelsarestressed, notconsonants
how many other rules are there?
8
what are the 8 rules ?
two syllable nouns and adjective
two syllable verbs and preposition
words that are both nouns and verbs
three syllable words ending in er , ly
words ending in consonants in y
words with variousendings
words ending in ade , ee , ese , que , ette , oon
compoundnouns
TWO SYLLABLE NOUNS AND ADJECTIVE - if the word is two-syllable noun or adjective the stress is placed on the FIRST syllable
TWO SYLLABLE VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS - if the word is two-syllable or a preposition, the stress is placed on the SECOND syllable
WORDS THAT ARE BOTH NOUNS AND VERBS - when a word can be both a noun and a verb, the stress is placed on the FIRST syllable for the noun and on the SECOND syllable for verb
THREE SYLLABLE WORDS ENDING IN RE OR LY - if a word ends in either 'er or 'ly' whether its a noun, an adjective or an adverb, the general rule is that the stress is placed on the first syllable
WORDS ENDING IN CONSONANTS AND IN Y - if a word ends in a consonant or in a y, then the first syllable usually gets the stress
WORDS WITH VARIOUS ENDINGS - the stress is placed on the syllable right before the suffix
WORDS ENDING IN ADE, EE, ESE, QUE, ETTE, OON - words that use the suffix ade, ee, ese, eer, que, ette or oon have the primary stress actually placed on the suffix
COMPOUND NOUNS - a compound noun is a noun made out of two nouns. the stress is on the stressed syllable of the first word