Getting used to identifying word stress

Getting used to identifying word stress Every word in English that has more than a single syllable will have one of those syllables more stressed than the others.

Getting used to identifying word stress By “stressed” we mean that the syllable is louder, longer, more prominent in speech than the others.

Getting used to identifying word stress Say the word “report” to yourself out loud. (It’s all right – nobody’s listening!)

Getting used to identifying word stress Can you hear that the second syllable (port) is more prominent than the first (re)?

Getting used to identifying word stress The problem for our learners is that this stressing of a single syllable is pretty well unsystematic and unpredictable.

Getting used to identifying word stress So, we have to help them. One way to help is visually – so if we write the word on the board we can indicate where the stress should be:

Getting used to identifying word stress Like this:  report

Getting used to identifying word stress In the exercises that follow, you are asked first to count the number of syllables, then to decide which one – the first, the second etc. is more prominent

Getting used to identifying word stress The slides move on automatically, so there’s no need to touch anything. They get a bit faster as they go along.

Getting used to identifying word stress Good luck!

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? celebrity

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? celebrity 4

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? celebrity

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  celebrity the second

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? profit

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? profit 2

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? profit

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  profit the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? regret

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? regret 2

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? regret

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  regret the second

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? profitable

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? profitable 4

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? profitable

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  profitable the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? regrettable

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? regrettable 4

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? regrettable

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  regrettable the second

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? synthetic

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? synthetic 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? synthetic

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  synthetic the second

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? synthetically

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? synthetically 4 (preferable) or 5

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? synthetically

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  synthetically the second

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? photograph

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? photograph 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? photograph

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  photograph the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? photography

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? photography 4

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? photography

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  photography the second

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? photographic

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? photographic 4

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? photographic

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  photographic the third

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? celebrity

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? celebrity 4

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? celebrity

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  celebrity the second

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? client

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? client 2

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? client

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  client the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? distant

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? distant 2

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? distant

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  distant the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? diabolical

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? diabolical 5

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? diabolical

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  diabolical the third

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? elephant

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? elephant 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? elephant

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  elephant the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? fancifully

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? fancifully 3 (preferred) or 4

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? fancifully

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  fancifully the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? gratitude

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? gratitude 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? gratitude

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  gratitude the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? giant

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? giant 2

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? giant

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  giant the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? happiness

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? happiness 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? happiness

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  happiness the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? jolly

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? jolly 2

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? jolly

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  jolly the first

And now, a bit faster!

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? banana

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? banana 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? banana

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  banana the second

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? corporate

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? corporate 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? corporate

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  corporate the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? deliberate

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? deliberate 4

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? deliberate

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  deliberate the second

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? ridiculous

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? ridiculous 4

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? ridiculous

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  ridiculous the second

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? subtlety

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? subtlety 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? subtlety

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  subtlety the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? despair

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? despair 2

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? despair

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  despair the second

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? magically

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? magically 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? magically

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  magically the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? battery

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? battery 3 (2?)

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? battery

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  battery the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? collection

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? collection 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? collection

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  collection the second

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? refuse (noun)

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? refuse (noun) 2

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? refuse (noun)

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  refuse (noun) the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? replacement

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? replacement 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? replacement

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  replacement the second

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? souvenir

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? souvenir 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? souvenir

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  souvenir the third

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? perpendicular

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? perpendicular 5

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? perpendicular

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  perpendicular the third

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? mattress

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? mattress 2

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? mattress

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  mattress the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? nastiness

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? nastiness 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? nastiness

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  nastiness the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? fascinating

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? fascinating 4

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? fascinating

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  fascinating the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? fascination

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? fascination 4

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? fascination

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  fascination the third

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? galleon

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? galleon 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? galleon

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  galleon the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? historical

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? historical 4

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? historical

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  historical the second

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? liposuction

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? liposuction 4

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? liposuction

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  liposuction the first

Getting used to identifying word stress If you feel this is helping you – the next section (which is the last) is even faster – no pressure!

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? marvellously

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? marvellously 4

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? marvellously

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  marvellously the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? giraffe

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? giraffe 2

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? giraffe

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  giraffe the second

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? hospital

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? hospital 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? hospital

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  hospital the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? hospitable

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? hospitable 4

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? hospitable

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  hospitable the second

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? hospitality

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? hospitality 5

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? hospitality

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  hospitality the third

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? idiomatic

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? idiomatic 5

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? idiomatic

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  idiomatic the fourth

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? haunted

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? haunted 2

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? haunted

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  haunted the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? lunatic

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? lunatic 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? lunatic

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  lunatic the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? mysteriously

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? mysteriously 5

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? mysteriously

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  mysteriously the second

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? hooliganism

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? hooliganism 5

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? hooliganism

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  hooliganism the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? dementia

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? dementia 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? dementia

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  dementia the second

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? pyrotechnics

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? pyrotechnics 4

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? pyrotechnics

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  pyrotechnics the third

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? miraculous

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? miraculous 4

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? miraculous

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  miraculous the second

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? polytechnic

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? polytechnic 4

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? polytechnic

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  polytechnic the third

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? quarrelsome

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? quarrelsome 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? quarrelsome

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  quarrelsome the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? blackberry

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? blackberry 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? blackberry

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  blackberry the first

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? bureaucratically

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? bureaucratically 5

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? bureaucratically

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  bureaucratically the third

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? serenade

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? serenade 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? serenade

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  serenade the third

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? terrific

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? terrific 3

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? terrific

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  terrific the second

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? antidisestablishmentarianism

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? OK – it was only a joke!! but in fact there were 12

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? If you insist on going on! antidisestablishmentarianism

Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one?  antidisestablishmentarianism the eighth

enough!!! I hope it helped!

Getting used to identifying word stress The purpose of this and other routines in the suite is to help people get confident with their own language awareness.

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