4. As Noun:
a unit of pronunciation having one vowel
sound, with or without surrounding
consonants, forming the whole or a part of a
word.
As Verb:
pronounce (a word or phrase) clearly,
syllable by syllable.
6. To pronounce a word or a part of word
(syllable) with extra force.
in phonetics, intensity given to
a syllable of speech by special effort in
utterance, resulting in relative loudness.
This emphasis in pronunciation may be
merely phonetic (i.e., noticeable to the
listener, but not meaningful)
9. “Record” as a verb (rɪˈkɔːd/)
“Record” as a noun
(/ˈrɛkɔːd/)
Yellow (ˈjɛləʊ/)
Practice:
doc/tor
Fri/day
o/ver
mis/take
pur/ple
prob/lem
en/gine
yel/low
courageous
Mysterious
Impetuous
spontaneous
simultaneous
Argument
10. Accent Improvement
Pronunciation
Golden key to spoken language
Helps Spelling
Rhythm in speech
Clarity of meaning
Differentiate parts of speech
11. Word stress
Stress on syllable in the same word.
Sentence Stress:
Stress on certain words in the same
Sentence.
12. There are 3 kinds of words:
› Monosyllabic
› Bisyllabic
› Multisyllabic
22. ‘Re si ,dent
Pho,to`graph
‘Gra du ,ate
,Cre ‘ation
Res ‘ponsi ,bili ‘ties
Tech ‘no ,logy
23.
24. record record: The bank
recorded a new record yesterday.
present present: He presented his
wife with a beautiful present.
conduct conduct: They're
conducting a study into his conduct.
suspect suspect :The suspect was
suspected of robbing the bank.
desert deser: The desert is so dry
that it is usually deserted.
26. It includes the emphasis or stress on some
certain words in a sentence or phrase.
Stress Patterns:
Content words (noun, verb, adjectives,
adverbs) are usually stressed.
Question Words are stressed.(what, when
how)
Demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these,
those)
Negative words and negative "to-be," "to-
have," and auxiliary verbs need to
be stresse. ( e.g.,
no, never, isn't, haven't, can't, don't, won
't)
27. The speaker uses focus to emphasize a
certain part of his/her message.
The use of focus can indicate the
speaker's intended meaning of a
message.
The focused word needs to be stressed.
28. John wants to be an actor, so
he wants to live in Hollywood.
Mary made an appointment with
the dentist on Monday.
After the movie, they went to a bar to
have beer.
29. John is leaving Paris next week.
(Emphasize the time)
John is leaving Paris next week.
(Emphasize the place)
John is leaving Paris next week.
(Emphasize the action)
John is leaving to Paris next week.
(Emphasize the truth)
John is leaving to Paris next week.
(Emphasize the person)