Word stress refers to emphasizing a specific syllable when pronouncing a word. It is achieved through making the stressed syllable longer, higher in pitch, or louder. There are two simple rules for word stress: a word can only have one stressed syllable, and stress is always placed on a vowel sound, not a consonant. Additionally, there are five basic rules for determining stress placement in words based on the syllable, such as stressing the first, last, second last, or third last syllable.

1. CHOcolate
TAlented
poTENtial
elecTRONics
geneRAtion

2. What is Word
Stress?
It is the emphasis we place in a
specific syllable of a word when
pronouncing it. It is a prominent
syllable in a word.

3. How to Pronounce
Word Stress?
1.Longer in Duration
2.Higher in Pitch
3.Louder in Volume

4. 2 SIMPLE
RULES
• One word, one stress: One word cannot have
two stress
• The stress is always on the vowel: We can
only stress vowels, not consonants.

5. 5 Basic RULES
in WORD
STRESS

6. 1. Stress on first syllable

7. 2. Stress on last syllable

9. 3.Stress on penultimate
syllable (penultimate = second
from end)

10. 4. Stress on ante-penultimate
syllable (ante-penultimate =
third from end)