Getting used to identifying word stress

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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.

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?

celebrity4

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?

celebritythe second

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

profit

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

profit2

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?

profitthe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

regret

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

regret2

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?

regretthe second

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

profitable

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

profitable4

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?

profitablethe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

regrettable

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

regrettable4

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?

regrettablethe second

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

synthetic

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

synthetic3

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?

syntheticthe second

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

synthetically

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

synthetically4 (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?

syntheticallythe second

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

photograph

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

photograph3

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?

photographthe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

photography

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

photography4

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?

photographythe second

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

photographic

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

photographic4

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?

photographicthe third

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

celebrity

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

celebrity4

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?

celebritythe second

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

client

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

client2

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?

clientthe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

distant

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

distant2

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?

distantthe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

diabolical

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

diabolical5

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?

diabolicalthe third

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

elephant

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

elephant3

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?

elephantthe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

fancifully

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

fancifully3 (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?

fancifullythe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

gratitude

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

gratitude3

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?

gratitudethe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

giant

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

giant2

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?

giantthe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

happiness

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

happiness3

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?

happinessthe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

jolly

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

jolly2

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?

jollythe 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?

banana3

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?

bananathe second

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

corporate

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

corporate3

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?

corporatethe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

deliberate

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

deliberate4

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?

deliberatethe second

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

ridiculous

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

ridiculous4

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?

ridiculousthe second

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

subtlety

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

subtlety3

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?

subtletythe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

despair

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

despair2

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?

despairthe second

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

magically

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

magically3

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?

magicallythe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

battery

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

battery3 (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?

batterythe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

collection

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

collection3

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?

collectionthe 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?

replacement3

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?

replacementthe second

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

souvenir

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

souvenir3

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?

souvenirthe third

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

perpendicular

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

perpendicular5

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?

perpendicularthe third

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

mattress

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

mattress2

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?

mattressthe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

nastiness

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

nastiness3

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?

nastinessthe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

fascinating

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

fascinating4

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?

fascinatingthe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

fascination

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

fascination4

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?

fascinationthe third

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

galleon

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

galleon3

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?

galleonthe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

historical

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

historical4

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?

historicalthe second

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

liposuction

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

liposuction4

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?

liposuctionthe 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?

marvellously4

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?

marvellouslythe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

giraffe

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

giraffe2

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?

giraffethe second

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

hospital

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

hospital3

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?

hospitalthe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

hospitable

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

hospitable4

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?

hospitablethe second

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

hospitality

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

hospitality5

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?

hospitalitythe third

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

idiomatic

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

idiomatic5

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?

idiomaticthe fourth

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

haunted

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

haunted2

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?

hauntedthe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

lunatic

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

lunatic3

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?

lunaticthe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

mysteriously

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

mysteriously5

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?

mysteriouslythe second

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

hooliganism

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

hooliganism5

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?

hooliganismthe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

dementia

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

dementia3

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?

dementiathe second

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

pyrotechnics

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

pyrotechnics4

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?

pyrotechnicsthe third

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

miraculous

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

miraculous4

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?

miraculousthe second

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

polytechnic

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

polytechnic4

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?

polytechnicthe third

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

quarrelsome

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

quarrelsome3

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?

quarrelsomethe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

blackberry

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

blackberry3

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?

blackberrythe first

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

bureaucratically

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

bureaucratically5

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?

bureaucraticallythe third

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

serenade

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

serenade3

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?

serenadethe third

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

terrific

Getting used to identifying word stress

1. How many syllables?

terrific3

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?

terrificthe 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.

Getting used to identifying word stress

Did this help, in fact?Please let me know!

ray.parker@yahoo.co.ukThanks!