Stress When a word has more than one syllable, one syllable is usually stronger than the others. For example, happy:
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The first syllable in happy is stressed. Which syllable is stressed in these words? |
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children | |
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between | |
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remember | |
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university | |
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We can underline the stressed syllable, to show us how to say it. |
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| happy | ||
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"hæ pee" | |
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"hæ pee" | |
| become | ||
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"bə kam" | |
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"bee kəm" | |
| imagine | ||
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"i mæ jən" | |
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"i mə jeen" | |
| Which syllables should we underline in these words? |
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| study | ||
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| special | ||
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| afternoon | ||
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| continue | ||
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| interesting | ||
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