1. Activity
ˈprɛzᵊnt
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its appropriate meaning.
prɪˈzɛnt
Activity
PRESENT
-a gift
-to be in a particular
place
-existing or occurring
now
-to give or bestow formally
-to bring to one’s attention
2. Activity
ˈprɛzᵊnt
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its appropriate meaning.
prɪˈzɛnt
PRESENT
-a gift
-to be in a particular
place
-existing or occurring
now
-to give or bestow formally
-to bring to one’s attention
3. Activity
ˈproʊdus
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its appropriate meaning.
prəˈdus
Activity
PRODUCE
-to give birth or rise to
-to create
-something that is
produced
-agricultural products
4. Activity
ˈproʊdus
-to give birth or rise to
-to create
-something that is
produced
-agricultural products
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its appropriate meaning.
prəˈdus
Activity
PRODUCE
5. Activity
ɪnˈkris
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its appropriate meaning.
ˈɪnkris
Activity
INCREASE
-to make something
greater
-to augment
-act of increasing
-something that is added
7. Activity
rəˈkɔrd
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its appropriate meaning.
ˈrɛkərd
Activity
RECORD
-to set down in writing
-something that records
-a collection of related
items of information
8. Activity
ˈrɛkərd
-to set down in writing
-something that records
-a collection of related
items of information
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its appropriate meaning.
rəˈkɔrd
Activity
RECORD
13. How to pronounce Word Stress
When a syllable is stressed, it is
pronounced:
higher in pitch
longer in duration
louder in volume
14. How do you say TEACHER?
longer teeeeacher
higher
tea
cher
louder TEAcher
All three
combined
TEEEEA
cher
15. Three Types of Word Stress
Not all syllables are the same in a word. Some
are:
short and quiet
long and loud
in between
Unstressed syllables are ‘weak’ or ‘small’.
Primary
Stress
unstressed
Secondary
Stress
16. Three Types of Word Stress
Let’s consider this example:
pronunciatio
n
No. of
syllables:
5
IPA
transcription:
/pɹəˌn^nsiˈeɪʃə
n/
Placement of
Stress:
/pɹəˌn^nsiˈeɪʃə
n/
17. Three Types of Word Stress
More examples:
children /ˈtʃɪl.dɹən/
children
/əˈbaʊt/
about
Not all words have primary and secondary stress
Words with one syllable may be stressed or
unstressed.
Content
words=stressed
Grammar
words=unstressed
18. WORD STRESS RULES
Word Type
Where is
the stress?
Examples
Two
Syllables
Nouns
on the first
syllable
center
object
flower
Verbs
on the
second
syllable
release
admit
arrange
19. WORD STRESS RULES
Word Type
Where is
the stress?
Examples
Three syllable words
ending in ‘-er’ or ‘-ly’
often on the
first syllable
orderly
quietly
manager
20. WORD STRESS RULES
Word Type Where is the stress? Examples
Compound
Words
Nouns on the first part
desktop
pencil case
bookshelf
Adjectives
on the last part (the
verb part)
well-meant
hard-headed
old-fashioned
Verbs
understand
overlook
outperform
21. WORD STRESS RULES
Word Type Where is the stress? Examples
Phrasal Verbs on the particle
turn off
buckle up
Words with
added ending
-ic
on the syllable before the
ending (penultimate)
graphic
geographic
television
technician
revelation
-tion, -cian, -
sion
-phy, -gy, -try,
-cy, -fy, -al on the third syllable from
the last syllable (ante-
penultimate)
biology
democracy
geological
-meter
parameter
thermometer