Syllable

&

Word

Stress1.To

knowhowtocount

syllables;2.Tobeacquaintedwithdifferentkinds

of

wordstress..SyllableAsyllablemaybedefinedas

awordorpartofaword

whichcontainsasinglevowel

sound.DefinitionThenumberofsyllable(s)

inaworddependsonhow

many

vowels

itcontains.Counting

SyllablesCountingSyllablesterrificFABCDEspringgreatdislikeintelligentbonus1.

openabovemelonmeans2.

merryhappymemorymagic3.

nationmoonnativemirror4.

modestmomentmonitormorning5.

littlelengthflowerfunction6.

destinyadvertisementcomputerafterwardsOne word in each set has a different number ofsyllablesfromthe

rest.

Listenanddecide

which

itis.1.

openabovemelonmeans2.

merryhappymemorymagic3.

nationmoonnativemirror4.

modestmomentmonitormorning5.

littlelengthflowerfunction6.

destinyadvertisementcomputerafterwards.Word

StressStressStressmaybedefinedasthe

degreeofforceorloudnesswith

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articulated.Primary

StressASecondaryStressBDoubleStressCKindsof WordStressPrimaryStress＊

heavily

stressed＊marked

with

avertical

stroke“?”on

the

upper

left

hand

corner

of

a

stressed

syllable.dictionary/'d?k??n?ri/Listen

and

Repeatembrace

divide

protectwonderfulscientist/?m'bre?s//d??va?d//pr??tekt//?w?nd?fl//?sa??nt?st/SecondaryStress＊stressed

but

subordinate

to

the

primary

stress;＊

marked

with

a

vertical

stroke“?”onthelowerlefthandcornerof

a

syllableconcerned.pro-nun-ci-a-tion/pr??n?nsi?e??n/Listen

and

Repeatoverwork

magazine

universitycontributionrealization/???v??w?:k//?m?g??zi:n

//?ju:n??v?:rs?ti//?k?ntr??bju:?n//?ri:?la??ze??n/DoubleStress＊markedbyahighvertical

strokebeforeeachofthe

stressed

syllableshard-working/'hɑ:d

'w?:k??/Listen

and

Repeatwell-known/'wel

'n??n/good-looking/?ɡ?