toilet water hobby

kitchen return Uganda

supply condition
What is stress?
When we speak we do not
pronounce the syllables on the same
level. We say some syllables with
greater force and more length than the
others. This variation in the level of
energy and strength is called stress or
accent, an important feature in oral
communication.
SOME
RULES
CORE VOCABULARY
Many everyday two-syllable nouns and
adjectives are stressed on the first
syllable.
mother gentle
water honest
paper lovely
PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES
are usually unstressed
dishonest beautiful
deactivate quietly
COUMPOUND WORDS
stress is usually on the first
syllable
newspaper teapot
greenhouse roommate
WORDS WITH DUAL ROLES
■Nouns are stressed on the first
syllable. Verbs are stressed on the
second syllable.
import (n) import (vb)
discount (n) discount (vb)
record (n) record (vb)
STRESS-ATTRACTORS ENDINGS
■ -ade, -ain, ee (r), -esque, -esce, -ess, -ette, -ique, -
oo(n), -ese, -self (ves)
parade abstain employee
engineer grotesque convalesce
assess statuette critique
kangaroo Japanese herself
 Commonly Mispronounced
Words by Filipinos
ceremony advocacy condolence
admirable adolescent utensil
fluorescent bamboo characteristic
percentage category
Let’s practice!
1. It drives me crazy!
2. Someone stole my wallet last night.
3. But I lost my credit card and my driver’s license.
4. It really upsets me when taxi drivers drive so fast.
5. That doesn’t really bother me.
6. Hmm. That reminds me of when I had my purse stolen last year.
7. Ted, I wonder if you’d mind lending me your camera on Saturday.
I’m going to a wedding.
8 The Hollywood Police Department has decided to drop charges
against the thief for saving the officers’ lives.
9. I think it’s because they want to show that they’re really enjoying
their food so they make a loud slurping noise.
10. The problem is that in many countries the landfills have already
been filled up, and it’s hard to find places to start new ones.
Where is the stress in each of these
words? Decide which syllable.
1.reception ________
2.playful ________
3.present (vb.) ________
4.bedroom ________
5.fourteen ________