WORD STRESS

Stressing syllables in words

PRESENT
ADJECTIVE/prez()nt/
Thepresentsituationcannotbeallowedtocontinue.
VERB[TRANSITIVE]/przent/
Hannahwastheguestofhonourandpresentedthe
prizes.
NOUN/prez()nt/
Samsgrandmabringshimhugenumbersofpresents
everytimeshecomestovisit.

Stress patterns
Stress patterns
Oo
oO
Ooo
oOo
ooO

Examples

Stress patterns
Stress patterns

Examples

Oo

April,thirty,morning,Sunday

oO

July,midday,thirteen,today,thirteenth

Ooo

Saturday,thirtieth,yesterday,holiday,seventy

oOo

September,tomorrow,eleventh

ooO

afternoon,seventeen,twenty-one

Words that are nouns and verbs

RECORD
CONTRAST
DESERT
EXPORT
OBJECT
PRESENT
PRODUCE
PROTEST
REBEL
Noun:stressonther1stsyllable
Verb:stressonthesecondsyllable

Practice
Readthesentencesanddecidewhatstresspattern
thewordsinboldhave
Example:Igotmyfirstrecordasapresent.
OoOo
1. Youveprogressedwellthisyear,butIdlike
toseeevenmoreprogress.
2. Weimporttoomuchpetrolandthecountrys
exportfiguresaregoingdown.
3. Itstartedasastudentprotest,butnowthe
armyhasrebelledagainstthegovernment.

Checking...
1. Youveprogressedwellthisyear,butIdlike
oO
toseeevenmoreprogress.
Oo
2.Weimporttoomuchpetrolandthecountrys
oO
exportfiguresaregoingdown.
Oo

3.Itstartedasastudentprotest,butnowthe
Oo
armyhasrebelledagainstthegovernment.
oO

Stress in compound noun

Usuallyonthefirstpart
book+shop=bookshop
Oo
Listentomoreexamplesandwritethemdown
Oo-
OooOooo-

Checking...
Oo-bookshop,busstop,footpath,airport,shoe
shop,roadsign,carpark,bedroom
Ooo-trafficlight,busstation,sunglasses,
boardingcard,windowseat,check-indesk
Oooo-travelagent,artgallery,supermarket,
taperecorder,photocopy

Stress in derivatives
verb
comprehend

noun
comprehension

adjective

adverb

comprehensive

comprehensively

examine

magical

photograph
electricity

identity
identification

Illuminate
Beauty
protective

Stress in derivatives
verb

noun

adjective

adverb

comprehend

comprehension

comprehensive

comprehensively

photograph

photography
photographer

photographic

photographically

electrify

electricity

electrical

electrically

examine

examination

examined

magic
magician

magical

magically

identify

identity
identification

unidentified
identifiably
(un)identifiable

illuminate

illumination

illuminated

beautify

beauty

beautiful

beautifully

protect

protection

protective

protectively