1. Pronunciation: Stress
Elsa Morocho C.

2. Pronunciation: Stress
• Every word is made from syllables.
Each word has one, two, three or more syllables.
• In words with multiple syllables, one syllable is
stressed. Stressed syllables sound longer than
unstressed syllables. They are also louder in
higher in pitch than unstressed syllables.

3. Examples of words with their number
of syllables
• Cat one syllable
• Green one syllable
• traffic two syllables
• Orange two syllables
• Expensive three syllables
• Computer three syllables

4. What is Word Stress?
In English, we do not say each syllable with
the same force or strength. In one word, we
accentuate ONE syllable. We say one
syllable very loudly (big, strong, important)
and all the other syllables very quietly.

5. Example
• PHO TO GRAPH
• PHO TO GRAPH ER
• PHO TO GRAPHIC
This happens in ALL words with 2 or more
syllables: TEACHer, JaPAN, CHINa, aBOVE,
converSAtion, INteresting, imPORtant,
deMAND, etCETera.

6. • The syllables that are not stressed
are weak or small or quiet.
USEFUL LINKS FOR PRACTICE
http://www.englishmedialab.com/pronunciation/pronunciation
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http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/articles/word-stress

7. GRACIAS