Word stress in English
18 concepts in English Pronunciation, in level order. Open one to read how it works and try practice items.
Absolute Beginner
- Word stress in two-syllable words Which half of a short word is louder.
Elementary
- Vowel sounds and word stress The vowels English runs on, and which syllable carries a word.
- Word stress in longer words Finding the strong syllable in a longer word.
Pre-Intermediate
- Stress on prepositions in phrases When a preposition is weak and when it carries stress.
- Word stress in two- and three-syllable words Finding and marking the strong syllable in a word.
- Word stress in two-syllable verbs Where the stress falls in verbs of two syllables.
Intermediate
- Sentence stress and word stress Which words, and which syllables, carry the beat.
- Word stress Finding the strong syllable in a longer word.
Intermediate Plus
- Stress on be, do, and have When an auxiliary is weak and when it is stressed.
Upper-Intermediate
- Changing stress on nouns and verbs record and record, present and present.
- Stress in word families How stress shifts across a family of related words.
- Word stress and intonation Where the stress falls, and what the tune adds.
- Word stress in three- and four-syllable adjectives Longer adjectives, and their stress patterns.
- Word stress with prefixes and suffixes How an affix moves the stress.
Advanced
- Main and secondary stress Longer words carry two beats, not one.
- Word stress with suffixes How a suffix moves the stress.
Advanced Plus
- Stress in multi-syllable adjectives Longer adjectives and their stress patterns.
- Verb and noun word stress, and stressed articles record and record; when a and the take stress.