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HELLO!

Welcome to our
presentation
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STEP BY STEP TO
IMPROVE SKILLS
WITH STRESS
CATEGORY
▪ The definition of stress and type of stress
▪ Way to find stress in word
▪ Common mistakes and remedies

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THE DEFINITION OF
STRESS AND TYPE OF
STRESS
What is stress ?
words with two or more syllables always have one syllable
pronounced differently from the rest in length, loudness and pitch.
The syllable is pronounced louder, higher in voice and lasts longer
than other sounds in the same word, then we say that syllable is
stressed.
Ex: happy / hæpi/ -clever /ˈklevər/
arrange /əˈreɪndʒ/
engineer /ˌendʒɪˈnɪr/
There has two stress : word stress and Stress in sentences

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WORD STRESS AND STRESS IN SENTENCES

Word stress Stress in sentences


Definition : Every word is made Sentence stress also creates the
up of syllables. A syllable is a unit melody, or music, of the
of pronunciation, consisting of a language. It is the tone, which
vowel sound (/ʌ/, /æ/, /ɑː/, makes a change in the speed of
/ɔɪ/, /ʊə/...) and consonants (p, English communication. The
k, t, m, n...) surrounded or rhythm between stressed words
without consonants. Words can is the same.
have one, two, three or more
than three syllables.

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WAY TO FIND STRESS IN
WORDS
There are ways to put the stress on the
word. It depends on the number of
syllables, the word type or the structure of
the word

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WORD WITH 2 SYLLABLES
Nouns and adj Verbs
Nouns and Adj that have 2 verbs that have 2
syllables the stress will syllables the stress will
usually be in the first usually be in the second
syllable syllable.
e.g. e.g. begin /bɪˈɡɪn/,
-nouns: father /ˈfɑː.ðər/, forgive /fəˈɡɪv/, etc…
sister /ˈsɪs.tər/, etc…
-adj: happy /ˈhæp.i/,
busy /ˈbɪz.i/, etc…

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COMPOUND WORD
Compound verb Compound nouns
compound verb has the stress at compound noun has the stress at
the second syllable the first syllable
e.g. become /bɪˈkʌm/, e.g. doorman /ˈdɔːrmən/,
understand /ˌʌn.dəˈstænd/, typewriter /ˈtaɪpraɪtər/,
overflow /ˌəʊ.vəˈfləʊ/,… greenhouse /ˈɡriːnhaʊs/ …

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COMMON MISTAKES
COMMON MISTAKES
1. Forgot the last syllable
2. Irrespective of short vowels and long vowels
3. Confusion between some consonants
4. .Don't know how to connect sounds, swallow
sounds

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TIME FOR SOME
QUESTIONS
A.generous B.suspicious

C.constancy D.sympathy
A.acquaintance B.unselfish

C.attraction D.humorous
A.loyalty B.success

C.incapable D.sincere
A.carefully B.correctly

C.seriously D.personally
A.excited B.interested

C.confident D.memorable
A.organise B.decorate

C.divorce D.promise
A.refreshment B.horrible

C.exciting D.intention
A. knowledge B. maximum

C. athletics D. marathon
A. difficult B. relevant

C. volunteer D. interesting
A. confidence B. supportive

C. solution D. obedient
THANK YOU
FOR
LISTENING

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