1. Theme: Stressed and unstressed
syllables. Some, the, from, etc. Weak
forms of function words.
Teacher: Umarova Zebiniso
2. A stressed syllable is the part of a word that
you say with greater emphasis than the other
syllables. Alternatively, an unstressed syllable
is a part of a word that you say with less
emphasis than the stressed syllable(s).
However, you don't emphasize or
deemphasize syllables using volume; instead,
you use pitch
3. A stressed syllable combines five features:
1. It is l-o-n-g-e-r - com p-u-ter.
2. It is LOUDER - comPUTer.
3. It has a change in pitch from the syllables coming before and
afterwards. ...
4. It is said more clearly -The vowel sound is purer. ...
5. It uses larger facial movements - Look in the mirror when you
say the word.
4. So, for example in the word 'ahead', 'HEAD' is the stressed
syllable and the 'a' at the beginning is un-stressed - 'a.
HEAD'. In 'amended', 'MEN' is the stressed syllable the 'a'
and the 'ded' at the end are unstressed - 'a. MEN
5. Meter is a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed
syllables that defines the rhythm of some poetry. These
stress patterns are defined in groupings, called feet, of two or
three syllables. A pattern of unstressed-stressed, for
instance, is a foot called an iamb.
6. Stressed vowel sounds are longer, louder, and/or
higher in pitch than vowel sounds without stress.
You can use just one of these features, or any
combination of these features at the same time.
Overall, stressed sounds are “stronger” than
unstressed sounds.
7. A stressed syllable is the part of a word that you say
with greater emphasis than the other syllables.
Alternatively, an unstressed syllable is a part of a
word that you say with less emphasis than the
stressed syllable(s). However, you don't emphasize
or deemphasize syllables using volume; instead,
you use pitch.
8. A few things to remember:
• A word can only have one stress. In a very long word you
can have a secondary stress, but it is always a much smaller
stress.
• Only vowels are stressed, not consonants. The vowels in
English are a, e, i, o, and u. ...
• There are many exceptions to the rules.
9. • auxiliar verbs am, are, be, been, can, could, do, does, has,
had, shall, should, was, were, would,
• prepositions at, for, from, of, to,
• pronouns he, her, him, his, me, she, them, us, we, you,
10. In one sentence a word might be easier to hear or said with
emphasis. In another sentence the same word might be less
easy to hear and not said with emphasis. We call the first one
the strong form and the second one the weak form of the
word.
