Today:Stress WordsPunctuation

Vowel Revision

Word Stress:

The manner in which stresses are

distributed on the syllables of a

word

Emphasis on a syllable of a word

in result of a special effort of

utterance (the way it is said)

Also known as word accentation

How to determine the stressed syllable

The majority of the time the long vowel sound isthe stressed word

In words that have suffixes or prefixes, the stress isusually on the first syllable or word root

Ex. Childish= Child-ish

Two vowels together in the end of a word oftenindicates that the stress is on that vowel syllable

Ex. Complain= Com-plain

In words of more than three syllables, the first or second is always stressed

Ex. Determine= De-ter-min

What kinds of punctuation are there: ?

.

,

!

These are your four basic and common

punctuation symbols

There are more however we will cover them

another day

When and where to use them: ? = question mark

A question mark is placed at the end of a sentance to state that the sentance is a question

! = exclamation point

An exclamation point is used at the end of a sentance to state and exciting, thrilling, or dramatic part of a story

. = period

A period is used to mark the end of a sentance

, = comma

A comma is used in the middle of a sentance to give the reader a pause in the sentance. It isoften used for dramatic effect

Vowel Revision

What are our vowels?

A E I O U

And sometimes……..

Y

Why are they in that specific order

They are alphabetically ordered

What are our vowels?