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    Accent refers to emphasis placed on a particular word or syllable in a sentence, usually falling on content words like nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Stress refers to one syllable of a word being more prominent than others due to being louder, longer or at a higher pitch. When speaking, accent is placed on the same syllable that takes the stress in that word. Examples show accenting important words in sentences for clarity, such as distinguishing between a mother and aunt. Practice examples demonstrate accenting key content words in sentences.

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    Accent refers to emphasis placed on a particular word or syllable in a sentence, usually falling on content words like nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Stress refers to one syllable of a word being more prominent than others due to being louder, longer or at a higher pitch. When speaking, accent is placed on the same syllable that takes the stress in that word. Examples show accenting important words in sentences for clarity, such as distinguishing between a mother and aunt. Practice examples demonstrate accenting key content words in sentences.

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    Accent refers to emphasis placed on a particular word or syllable in a sentence, usually falling on content words like nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Stress refers to one syllable of a word being more prominent than others due to being louder, longer or at a higher pitch. When speaking, accent is placed on the same syllable that takes the stress in that word. Examples show accenting important words in sentences for clarity, such as distinguishing between a mother and aunt. Practice examples demonstrate accenting key content words in sentences.

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    ACCENT VS STRESS

    ACCENT: DEGREE OF IMPORTANCE OF A WORD IN A SENTENCE

    CONTENT WORDS ARE USUALLY ACCENTED: NOUNS, ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS


    AND VERBS. (OPPOSITE: FUNCTION WORDS)

    WHERE DO YOU PLACE THE ACCENT? --> ON THE SAME SYLLABLE


    THAT TAKES THE STRESS.

    • IMPORTANT /ɪmˈpɔ:tənt/ --> stress


    • THIS IS IMPORTANT / ðɪs ɪz ɪmˈpɔ:tənt / --> accent

    • MOTHER /ˈmʌðə/ --> stress <-- TOM /tɒm/


    • THIS IS TOM'S MOTHER / ðɪs ɪz ˈtɒmz mʌðə / --> accent

    BUT... IF YOU ARE CONFUSING THE MOTHER WITH THE AUNT:


    /ðɪs ɪz tɒmz ˈmʌðə / ˈnɒt ði ˈɑ:nt /

    STRESS:
    COMPUTER / kəmˈpju:tə /
    NEED /ni:d /
    NEW / nju: /

    ACCENT :
    I NEED A NEW COMPUTER / aɪ ˈni:d ə ˈnju: kəmˈpju:tə /

    PRACTICE
    (BOOK- PAGE 17- EX 4.3)

    / ðə ˈbʌtəz ˈtu: ˈhɑ:d //

    / aɪd ˈlʌv tə ˈbaɪ ðæt ˈkɑ:pɪt //

    /ðeə ˈsʌnz gɒt ˈdɑ:k ˈheə //

    / aɪ ˈfɜ:st ˌmet maɪ ˈhʌzbənd ɪn ˈprɑ:g /

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