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Getting used to identifying word stress ray.parker@yahoo.co.uk
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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.
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Getting used to identifying word stress By “stressed” we mean that the syllable is louder, longer, more prominent in speech than the others.
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Getting used to identifying word stress Say the word “report” to yourself out loud. (It’s all right – nobody’s listening!)
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Getting used to identifying word stress Can you hear that the second syllable (port) is more prominent than the first (re)?
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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.
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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:
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Getting used to identifying word stress Like this: report
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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
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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.
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Getting used to identifying word stress Good luck!
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? celebrity
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? celebrity 4
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? celebrity
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? celebrity the second
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? profit
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? profit 2
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? profit
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? profit the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? regret
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? regret 2
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? regret
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? regret the second
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? profitable
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? profitable 4
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? profitable
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? profitable the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? regrettable
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? regrettable 4
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? regrettable
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? regrettable the second
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? synthetic
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? synthetic 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? synthetic
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? synthetic the second
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? synthetically
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? synthetically 4 (preferable) or 5
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? synthetically
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? synthetically the second
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? photograph
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? photograph 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? photograph
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? photograph the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? photography
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? photography 4
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? photography
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? photography the second
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? photographic
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? photographic 4
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? photographic
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? photographic the third
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? celebrity
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? celebrity 4
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? celebrity
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? celebrity the second
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? client
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? client 2
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? client
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? client the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? distant
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? distant 2
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? distant
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? distant the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? diabolical
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? diabolical 5
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? diabolical
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? diabolical the third
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? elephant
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? elephant 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? elephant
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? elephant the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? fancifully
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? fancifully 3 (preferred) or 4
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? fancifully
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? fancifully the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? gratitude
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? gratitude 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? gratitude
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? gratitude the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? giant
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? giant 2
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? giant
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? giant the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? happiness
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? happiness 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? happiness
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? happiness the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? jolly
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? jolly 2
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? jolly
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? jolly the first
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And now, a bit faster!
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? banana
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? banana 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? banana
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? banana the second
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? corporate
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? corporate 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? corporate
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? corporate the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? deliberate
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? deliberate 4
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? deliberate
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? deliberate the second
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? ridiculous
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? ridiculous 4
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? ridiculous
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? ridiculous the second
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? subtlety
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? subtlety 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? subtlety
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? subtlety the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? despair
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? despair 2
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? despair
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? despair the second
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? magically
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? magically 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? magically
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? magically the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? battery
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? battery 3 (2?)
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? battery
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? battery the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? collection
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? collection 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? collection
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? collection the second
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? refuse (noun)
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? refuse (noun) 2
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? refuse (noun)
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? refuse (noun) the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? replacement
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? replacement 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? replacement
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? replacement the second
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? souvenir
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? souvenir 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? souvenir
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? souvenir the third
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? perpendicular
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? perpendicular 5
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? perpendicular
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? perpendicular the third
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? mattress
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? mattress 2
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? mattress
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? mattress the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? nastiness
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? nastiness 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? nastiness
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? nastiness the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? fascinating
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? fascinating 4
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? fascinating
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? fascinating the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? fascination
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? fascination 4
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? fascination
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? fascination the third
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? galleon
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? galleon 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? galleon
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? galleon the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? historical
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? historical 4
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? historical
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? historical the second
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? liposuction
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? liposuction 4
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? liposuction
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? liposuction the first
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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!
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? marvellously
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? marvellously 4
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? marvellously
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? marvellously the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? giraffe
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? giraffe 2
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? giraffe
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? giraffe the second
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? hospital
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? hospital 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? hospital
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? hospital the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? hospitable
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? hospitable 4
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? hospitable
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? hospitable the second
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? hospitality
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? hospitality 5
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? hospitality
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? hospitality the third
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? idiomatic
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? idiomatic 5
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? idiomatic
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? idiomatic the fourth
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? haunted
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? haunted 2
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? haunted
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? haunted the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? lunatic
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? lunatic 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? lunatic
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? lunatic the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? mysteriously
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? mysteriously 5
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? mysteriously
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? mysteriously the second
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? hooliganism
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? hooliganism 5
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? hooliganism
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? hooliganism the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? dementia
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? dementia 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? dementia
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? dementia the second
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? pyrotechnics
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? pyrotechnics 4
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? pyrotechnics
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? pyrotechnics the third
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? miraculous
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? miraculous 4
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? miraculous
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? miraculous the second
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? polytechnic
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? polytechnic 4
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? polytechnic
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? polytechnic the third
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? quarrelsome
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? quarrelsome 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? quarrelsome
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? quarrelsome the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? blackberry
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? blackberry 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? blackberry
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? blackberry the first
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? bureaucratically
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? bureaucratically 5
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? bureaucratically
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? bureaucratically the third
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? serenade
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? serenade 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? serenade
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? serenade the third
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? terrific
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? terrific 3
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? terrific
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? terrific the second
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? antidisestablishmentarianism
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.How many syllables? OK – it was only a joke!! but in fact there were 12
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? If you insist on going on! antidisestablishmentarianism
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Getting used to identifying word stress 1.Which is the stressed one? antidisestablishmentarianism the eighth
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enough!!! I hope it helped!
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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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Getting used to identifying word stress Did this help, in fact? Please let me know! ray.parker@yahoo.co.uk Thanks!
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