Word Stress
Word stress for: Present (verb)
Pre'sent
Weak or strong? -ish
Strong! Ex: De'molish Dis'tinguish
"The one that I'm pointing at" That = Weak or strong form?
Weak form
Word stress for: Leather coat
Leather 'coat
Victor works at a bank. Does the intonation rise or fall at the end of the sentence?
Statement - it falls
Word stress for: Allegation
Alle'gation
Modify the position of the stress? -ful
Does not modify the position of the stress!
Pronounce the weak form for 'Where does he work'
/ˈweərdəziˈwɜːk/
Word stress for: Narrow minded
Narrow 'minded
(Two adj, second ends in -ed)
She knows him, doesn't she? Where does the intonation rise and fall in this sentence?
She \knows him, /doesn't she?
Word stress for: Separate (VB) Separate (ADJ)
'Separate (VB) (ˈsepə reɪt)
'Separate (ADJ) (ˈsep ə rət)
Weak or Strong? -ea -eal
Strong!
"I can read. Yes, I can." Indicate the weak and strong forms in this sentence.
I can read = Weak
Yes I can = Strong (the auxiliary is in final position)
Word stress for: South America, Southbound
South 'America
'Southbound
She bought bread, cheese, oranges and apples. Where does the intonation rise and fall in this sentence?
She bought /bread, /cheese, /oranges, and \apples.
Word stress for: Politics, Political
'Politics, Po'litical
Where does the stress fall for words ending in -ade?
Stress falls on the last syllable
"You would do a thing like that" "I would like a cup of tea". Indicate the strong and weak forms of would.
You would do a thing like that = Strong (indicating a repeated action)
I'd like a cup of tea - Weak
Word stress for: Highway, High-speed
'Highway
High- 'speed
According to his words, he was at home. Where does the intonation rise and fall in this sentence?
According to his /words, he was at \home.
Word stress for: Photograph Photographer and Photography
'Photograph, Pho'tographer, Pho'tography
Explain the word stress rules for words ending in -ate
Must take into account the length of the word and its grammatical category.
Two syllables: Verbs = Second syllable (Ex: inflate (ɪnˈfleɪt) migrate (maɪˈgreɪt))
Nouns and adjectives = stressed on the first syllable (Ex: climate (ˈklaɪmət) private (ˈpraɪvət))
Words with 3/4 syllables: All words are stressed on the antepenultimate syllable
When are quantifiers stressed?
Word stress for: An English teacher (Nationality) VS An English teacher (Job)
English 'teacher (nationality)
'English teacher (Job)
What a wonderful present! Where does the intonation rise and fall in this sentence?
/What a wonderful \present!