This document discusses stressed and unstressed syllables in English words. It explains that stressed syllables are long with full vowel sounds, while unstressed syllables are short with reduced vowel sounds. It provides examples of words with stressed and unstressed syllables, and encourages underlining the stressed words in a list of example words.

1. STRESSED SYLLABLES

2. STRESSED SYLLABLES
What is a syllablesyllable?
A word part and the basic unit of English rhythm
What is a stressed syllablestressed syllable?
ba NAAAA na
Syllable 1 Syllable 2 Syllable 3
(short) (long) (short)

3. Stressed syllables are strong syllables.
Unstressed syllables are weak syllables.
Stressed syllables:
 are long
 have full vowel sounds.
Unstressed syllables:
 are short
 often have a reduced vowel sound.

4. Any English vowel letter can be pronounced
with the schwa / /
allow a
firemen e
possible i / /
command o
support u

5. ActivityActivity
1. Underline the STRESSED WORDS in
the worksheet:
a. Pepper
b. Bananas
c. Pizza
d. Carrots
e. butter

6. f. yoghurt
g. Newspaper
h. Answer
i. Listen
j. Conversation
k. Price
l. Prize

7. m. flowers
n. windows
o. Those
p. These