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- 1. Activity ˈprɛzᵊnt Match the word’s pronunciation with 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 Match the word’s pronunciation with 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 Match the word’s pronunciation with 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 Match the word’s pronunciation with its appropriate meaning. prəˈdus Activity PRODUCE
- 5. Activity ɪnˈkris Match the word’s pronunciation with its appropriate meaning. ˈɪnkris Activity INCREASE -to make something greater -to augment -act of increasing -something that is added
- 6. Activity ˈɪnkris -to make something greater -to augment -act of increasing -something that is added Match the word’s pronunciation with its appropriate meaning. ɪnˈkris Activity INCREASE
- 7. Activity rəˈkɔrd Match the word’s pronunciation with 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 Match the word’s pronunciation with its appropriate meaning. rəˈkɔrd Activity RECORD
- 9. WORD STRESS
- 10. Word Stress Word stress is the emphasis we place in a specific syllable of a word when pronouncing it Symbol/s for Word Stress
- 11. Basics of Word Stress Consonants are never stressed. One word cannot have two stresses. Stress is always on a vowel 02 One word, one stress 01
- 12. Try pronouncing these words: teacher • . beautiful • . . understand . . • continue . • .
- 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