STRESS IN SIMPLE WORDSENGLISH PHONOLOGY

Presented by Group 4:

ASTRI ROSYATIDESI JUWITAHEZKY HANINDYALIANAPANDA PARULIANRINA ANINDITAYUNI MELANIAWIKE WIDOWATI

GENERAL RULES OF WORD’S STRESSING

One word has only one stress

We can only stress vowels, not consonants.

Words of one syllable are generally unstressed, if they are purely grammatical words like pronouns, prepositions, etc.

All words of more than one syllable are stressed.

WORD STRESS IN ADJECTIVES

1. Two-Syllable AdjectivesIn most two syllable  nouns and  adjectives, the first syllable

takes on the stress.Two-syllable adjective words have stress on the second syllable if that syllable has long vowels or diphthong, or if it ends with more than one consonant. Examples: diVINE coRREct aLIVe

If the final syllable contains short vowel, and one (or no) final consonant, the first syllable is stressed. Examples: RAIny EVen LOVely

WORD STRESS IN NOUNS

2. Two-Syllable nounsIn most two syllable nouns and adjectives, the first

syllable takes on the stress. If the second syllable contains a short vowel, the stress will usually come on the first syllable. Otherwise it will be on the second.Examples:

SAMples PROduct esTATe deSIGN

WORD STRESS IN VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS

3. Two-Syllable verbs and prepositionsIn most two syllable verbs and prepositions, the

stress is on the second syllable.

Examples:

reLAX recEIVE diRECT aMONG aSIDE beTWEEN

WORD STRESS IN THREE-SYLLABLE VERBS4. Three-Syllable words

For Verbs, if the last syllable contains a short vowel and ends with not more than one consonant, that syllable will be unstressed, and stress will be placed on the preceding (penultimate)syllable.Examples:

enCOUNter deTERmine

if the final syllable contains a long vowel or diphthong, or ends with more than one consonant, that final syllable will be stressedExamples:

enterTAIn resuRRECT

WORD STRESS IN THREE-SYLLABLE NOUNS

For Nouns, if the final syllable contains a short vowel or , it is unstressed, if the syllable preceding this final syllable contains a long vowel or diphthong, or if it ends with more than one consonant, that middle syllable will be stressed.

Examples: miMOsa poTAto diSAster syNOPsis

If the final syllable contains a short vowel and the middle syllable contains a short vowel and ends with not more than one consonant, both final and middle syllables are unstressed and the first syllable is stressed.

Examples:Cinema

EMperor CUStody

WORD STRESS IN WORDS ENDING IN “ER” & “LY”

5. Words ending in er, lyFor words ending with the suffixes er or ly, the stress is placed on the first syllable. Examples:

ORder/ORderly MANage/MANager

WORD STRESS IN WORDS ENDING IN CONSONANTS & “Y”

6.  Words ending in consonants and in yIf there is a word that ends in a consonant or in a y, then the first syllable gets the stress.

Examples:

RARity OPtimal GRADient CONtainer

WORD STRESS IN WORDS ENDING IN “ee, ese, ique, ette”

7. Words ending in “ee, ese, ique, ette”Words that use the suffix ee, ese, eer, ique or ette, have the primary stress actually placed on the suffix. This applies to words of all syllable lengths.  Examples:

ee: agrEE, jamborEE, guarantEE eer: sightsEER, puppetEER ese: SiamESE, JapanESE, cheESE ette: cassETTE, CorvETTE, towelETTE  ique: unIQUE, physIQUE

WORD STRESS IN WORDS ENDING IN “ic, sion, and tion”

8. Stress on the second from the end syllableYou put stress on the second syllable from the end of the word, with words ending in ic, sion and tion.Examples:

iCONic hyperTENsion nuTRItion

Stress on the third from end syllable

9. Stress on the third from end syllableYou put stress on the third from end syllable with words that end in cy, ty,phy, gy and al. Examples:

deMOCracy TREAty geOGraphy ALlergy NAUtical

If the number is a multiple of ten, the stress is placed on the first syllable.  

Examples: TEN FIFty ONEhundred

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