What is syllable stress?All words are divided by sections of

sounds or syllables.Eg. Mexico Me/xi/coBut the syllable that alters the

pronunciation of the word is called syllable stress. The syllable stress has the strongest sound in the word.

Eg. MexicoThe word Mexico has the syllable

stress in the firs syllable.Now imaging pronouncing the word

with wrong syllable stress.Mexico (incorrect)

Some words have syllable stress in the first syllable

Eg. China Japan TotallySome words have the syllable

stress in the second or third syllable

Eg. Tomato Fantastic Today Japanese

Exercises

Pronounce these words and Identify the syllable stress.

1.Hospital2.Difficult3.Success4.Result5.Calcium