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Five ways to pronounce the letter a – Explanation and quiz
Five ways to pronounce the letter t – Explanation
Sell, sale, seal, sill, soul – Explanation and conversation
‘ed’ endings – ID, T, or D? – Explanation and quiz
Final S sound – Explanation of the 3 sounds and a quiz
Suffixes – tion and – sion – Explanation and quiz
Minimal Pair Games
AU or EU – Select the correct column activity
S or Z – Select the correct column activity
SH or CH – Select the correct column activity
T or TH – Select the correct column activity
V or B – Select the correct column activity
Y or J – Select the correct column activity
E or i (Eat or it) – Select the correct column activity
First Letter Games
First W sounds – I’ve got your number game
First H sounds – I’ve got your number game
Stressed Syllables
Lesson 1 – Basic stress rules
Lesson 2 – Affixes stress rules
Lesson 1 – Basic Stress Rules
Words can only have one stressed syllable, and it is always a vowels, not a consonant that is stressed.
There are some general rules to follow, to know where to put the stress in words in English, but there are lot of exceptions too. The best way to learn is through listening and to practice speaking.
Rule 1.) Most nouns and adjectives with two syllables receive the stress on the first syllable.
Examples:
TAble
APple
TIger
HAppy
ANgry
WOrried
Rule 2.) Most verbs and prepositions with two syllables receive the stress on the last syllable.
Examples:
deCIDE
reLAX
betWEEN
amONG
Rule 3.) In compound nouns, the stress is on the first word.
Examples:
SNOWman
ICE cream
Rule 4.) In compound verbs, the stress is on the last word.
underSTAND
overHEAR
overSEE
Rule 5.) In compound adjectives, the stress is on the first syllable of the second word.
old FAshioned
overBEARing
Some words have different meanings depending on what part of the word is stressed:
Address
Object
Present
Contract
Lesson 2 – Affixes Stress Rules
The stress comes before the prefix:
Pronunciation of -ison and -tion
Biology Vocabulary
North American English Resources
American English Pronunciation
British English Resources
British English – Pronunciation quizzes and tips from the BBC
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