ENGLISH IV
Identifying “Stressed 
and Unstressed Syllables”
Words 
initial /th/ 
thank 
thigh 
think 
thirteen 
thousand
medial /th/ 
faithful 
truthful 
pathways 
arithmetic 
earthworm
final /th/ 
bath 
cloth 
faith 
ninth 
length
Phrases 
Thirteen in arithmetic 
Thousand earthworms 
Thigh length 
Thank with faith
Sentences 
Thirteen in arithmetic is an odd 
number. 
One thousand earthworms were 
put in a cage. 
I saw a bone with thigh length. 
The faithful thank with faith.
Spelling 
clinic building 
library comfort rooms 
office stage 
counter grandmother 
classrooms teacher
House hold chores are odd job 
or it can also be considered as 
tiresome job of the family at 
home.
• Find out what the pupils in 
situation A and B are talking 
about.
STARTING RIGHT 
Situation A 
Rina: Hi, Cora how was your vacation 
Cora:Fine and You? 
Rina: It was fine, too. I visited my grandmother 
in the province. I had fresh milk and fruits 
everyday. How about you? 
Cora:I stayed at home and helped mother do 
the household chores. I enjoyed it, too.
Situation B 
Tony: Good morning, Ricky . How are you? 
Ricky: I’m fine thank you. 
Tony: Fine, thank you. This is Noly our 
new classmate. He came from Cajilo 
Elementary School. 
Noli: l’m glad to meet you. 
Ricky: I’m glad to meet you, too. Welcome 
to our school. 
Noli: I’m sure I’ll like it.
• What are the pupils in situation 
A and B talking about?
• What are the characters in 
situation A talking about? How 
about in situation B?
• How did the children feel when 
they saw their old friends?
• Who was the new classmate?
• Where did he come from?
A B 
teach er 
prov ince 
wel come 
class mates 
en joyed 
va ca tion 
every one 
grand mother 
el e men tar y 
in tro duced
Rule No. 1 
One syllable words, when used in 
isolation, are always stressed. 
Ex. Yes 
No 
Hi 
Well 
Fine 
Or
Rule No. 2 
Two syllables words are normally stressed on 
the first syllable. 
Ex. water certain towel 
selfish table wonder 
open radio basin 
moment minute labor
Rule No. 3 
Compound nouns are normally stressed on 
the first syllable. 
Ex. sailboat bookstore 
rainbow highway 
butterfly classroom 
railroad cat fish 
headache chalkboard 
bookshelf handbook
Rule No.4 
A Compound verb composed of a verb and an 
adverb is normally stressed on the adverb. 
Ex. Switch off turn off go out 
come in look out pick up 
get off turn down take off 
put off shut up come down
Rule No. 5 
Word ending in teen are usually stressed 
on the teen to differentiate it from their 
other numbers. 
Ex. seventeen nineteen 
eighteen thirteen 
fourteen fifteen
Rule No. 6 
Homograph-Words with the same spelling 
Nouns 
• r’ecord 
• s’urvey 
• c’ontact 
• p’roject 
• c’ontest 
Verbs 
• rec’ord 
• surv’ey 
• conta’ct 
• proje’ct 
• conte’st
• What is a stressed?
Stress is the force or prominence 
given to a syllable.
• What is its importance?
Proper stressed is important 
for an easier and better 
understanding of words and 
sentences.
What is a stressed? 
What is its importance? 
Stress is the force or prominence 
given to a syllable. 
Proper stressed is important for an 
easier and better understanding of 
words and sentences.
Words stressed on the first syllable 
med i cine au to mo bile 
cem e te ry in ter est ing 
lib ra ry nec es sar y 
kil o me ter com fort a ble 
su per vi sor
Words stressed on the second syllable 
com mit tee 
pro tec tion 
com mu ni ty 
lo ca tion 
in dus trious
Words stressed on the third syllable 
con tri bu tion 
un der stand 
in ter fere 
con sul ta tion 
o pe ra tion
Evaluation 
Underline the stressed syllable 
1. fountain 
2. break out 
3. eye ball 
4. terrace 
5. pull out
Assignment: 
Write down 5 examples of words in 
each rule. 
Words stressed on the first syllable 
Words stressed on the second syllable 
Words stressed on the third syllable

Identify the stressed and unstressed syllables

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Identifying “Stressed andUnstressed Syllables”
  • 3.
    Words initial /th/ thank thigh think thirteen thousand
  • 4.
    medial /th/ faithful truthful pathways arithmetic earthworm
  • 5.
    final /th/ bath cloth faith ninth length
  • 6.
    Phrases Thirteen inarithmetic Thousand earthworms Thigh length Thank with faith
  • 7.
    Sentences Thirteen inarithmetic is an odd number. One thousand earthworms were put in a cage. I saw a bone with thigh length. The faithful thank with faith.
  • 8.
    Spelling clinic building library comfort rooms office stage counter grandmother classrooms teacher
  • 9.
    House hold choresare odd job or it can also be considered as tiresome job of the family at home.
  • 10.
    • Find outwhat the pupils in situation A and B are talking about.
  • 11.
    STARTING RIGHT SituationA Rina: Hi, Cora how was your vacation Cora:Fine and You? Rina: It was fine, too. I visited my grandmother in the province. I had fresh milk and fruits everyday. How about you? Cora:I stayed at home and helped mother do the household chores. I enjoyed it, too.
  • 12.
    Situation B Tony:Good morning, Ricky . How are you? Ricky: I’m fine thank you. Tony: Fine, thank you. This is Noly our new classmate. He came from Cajilo Elementary School. Noli: l’m glad to meet you. Ricky: I’m glad to meet you, too. Welcome to our school. Noli: I’m sure I’ll like it.
  • 13.
    • What arethe pupils in situation A and B talking about?
  • 14.
    • What arethe characters in situation A talking about? How about in situation B?
  • 15.
    • How didthe children feel when they saw their old friends?
  • 16.
    • Who wasthe new classmate?
  • 17.
    • Where didhe come from?
  • 18.
    A B teacher prov ince wel come class mates en joyed va ca tion every one grand mother el e men tar y in tro duced
  • 19.
    Rule No. 1 One syllable words, when used in isolation, are always stressed. Ex. Yes No Hi Well Fine Or
  • 20.
    Rule No. 2 Two syllables words are normally stressed on the first syllable. Ex. water certain towel selfish table wonder open radio basin moment minute labor
  • 21.
    Rule No. 3 Compound nouns are normally stressed on the first syllable. Ex. sailboat bookstore rainbow highway butterfly classroom railroad cat fish headache chalkboard bookshelf handbook
  • 22.
    Rule No.4 ACompound verb composed of a verb and an adverb is normally stressed on the adverb. Ex. Switch off turn off go out come in look out pick up get off turn down take off put off shut up come down
  • 23.
    Rule No. 5 Word ending in teen are usually stressed on the teen to differentiate it from their other numbers. Ex. seventeen nineteen eighteen thirteen fourteen fifteen
  • 24.
    Rule No. 6 Homograph-Words with the same spelling Nouns • r’ecord • s’urvey • c’ontact • p’roject • c’ontest Verbs • rec’ord • surv’ey • conta’ct • proje’ct • conte’st
  • 25.
    • What isa stressed?
  • 26.
    Stress is theforce or prominence given to a syllable.
  • 27.
    • What isits importance?
  • 28.
    Proper stressed isimportant for an easier and better understanding of words and sentences.
  • 29.
    What is astressed? What is its importance? Stress is the force or prominence given to a syllable. Proper stressed is important for an easier and better understanding of words and sentences.
  • 30.
    Words stressed onthe first syllable med i cine au to mo bile cem e te ry in ter est ing lib ra ry nec es sar y kil o me ter com fort a ble su per vi sor
  • 31.
    Words stressed onthe second syllable com mit tee pro tec tion com mu ni ty lo ca tion in dus trious
  • 32.
    Words stressed onthe third syllable con tri bu tion un der stand in ter fere con sul ta tion o pe ra tion
  • 33.
    Evaluation Underline thestressed syllable 1. fountain 2. break out 3. eye ball 4. terrace 5. pull out
  • 34.
    Assignment: Write down5 examples of words in each rule. Words stressed on the first syllable Words stressed on the second syllable Words stressed on the third syllable