hello I’m Emma from mmm English and in
this lesson we’re focusing on your
pronunciation specifically syllable
stress which is very important it’s the
difference between the noun present and
the verb present here the difference
these two words look exactly the same
but they’re pronounced differently and
that’s all because of syllable stress
first thing what’s a syllable a syllable
is a part of an English word and it’s
created by a vowel sound
take the example from before present it
has two vowel sounds in it a and a
present thus there’s two syllables the
word book has only one syllable the word
date has only one syllable it’s tricky
because there are two vowel letters but
if you listen carefully you’ll hear
there is only one vowel sound a date the
e is silent and in the word my there’s
only one syllable even though there’s
only consonants in this word there is
still a vowel sound the way makes a
vowel sound I my
how many syllables does the word Apple
have Apple – how many syllables does the
word banana have banana three
what about beautiful beautiful three and
economical economical five great
notice that I’m saying banana not banana
not all syllables are equal if there is
only one syllable in the word then of
course it will be the stressed syllable
if there is more than one syllable in
the word then there will be one syllable
that is stronger clearer and bolder than
the others the pronunciation of that
syllable is clearer here are a few more
examples perfect
can you hear how the first syllable is
clearer and stronger than the second her
/ the second syllable is cooked cooked
cooked perfect
perfect
so the first syllable is definitely
stronger it’s been a perfect day see if
you can guess which syllable in each of
these words is the strongest beautiful
beautiful the first syllable is the
strongest syllable what a beautiful
sunset we use this stress to add
emphasis to our sentences as well
especially with adjectives it’s a
beautiful sunset that’s a beautiful
dress ridiculous ridiculous which
syllable is stressed ridiculous the
second syllable is the stressed syllable
redic ridiculous ridiculous I can’t wear
that I’ll look ridiculous
enthusiastic enthusiastic the fourth
syllable enthusiastic enthusiastic
we were really enthusiastic about the
idea until we found out how much it
would cost so how do you know which
syllable to stress unfortunately there
is no simple rule that you can follow
but there is an easy way that you can
find out this information when you’re
looking up a new word in the dictionary
you’ll see the phonetic script next to
that word it will tell you what syllable
to stress and it will be marked like
this complicated economical intelligent
of course you can also listen to the
pronunciation if you’re using an online
dictionary some longer words will also
have a secondary stress but the
strongest stress the main stress is this
symbol so what do you need to remember
there is always one main syllable in a
word that is stressed it’s stronger than
the others pronouncing it incorrectly
can be confusing present present object
object contract contract
learning to push down on the strongest
syllable will help you to add emphasis
to your speech and your pronunciation it
will help you to sound more sincere more
interesting and natural I really like it
your home is beautiful what a perfect
afternoon
speaking English clearly and confidently
is about more than just the
pronunciation of sound words stress and
syllable stress are just as important I
hope that you enjoyed that lesson and
you don’t have to stop now
there’s heaps more videos available on
my youtube channel come and say hi on my
Facebook page or go visit my website at
English comm to find out more about my
online courses
thanks for watching and I’ll see you
next time bye for now
this lesson we’re focusing on your
pronunciation specifically syllable
stress which is very important it’s the
difference between the noun present and
the verb present here the difference
these two words look exactly the same
but they’re pronounced differently and
that’s all because of syllable stress
first thing what’s a syllable a syllable
is a part of an English word and it’s
created by a vowel sound
take the example from before present it
has two vowel sounds in it a and a
present thus there’s two syllables the
word book has only one syllable the word
date has only one syllable it’s tricky
because there are two vowel letters but
if you listen carefully you’ll hear
there is only one vowel sound a date the
e is silent and in the word my there’s
only one syllable even though there’s
only consonants in this word there is
still a vowel sound the way makes a
vowel sound I my
how many syllables does the word Apple
have Apple – how many syllables does the
word banana have banana three
what about beautiful beautiful three and
economical economical five great
notice that I’m saying banana not banana
not all syllables are equal if there is
only one syllable in the word then of
course it will be the stressed syllable
if there is more than one syllable in
the word then there will be one syllable
that is stronger clearer and bolder than
the others the pronunciation of that
syllable is clearer here are a few more
examples perfect
can you hear how the first syllable is
clearer and stronger than the second her
/ the second syllable is cooked cooked
cooked perfect
perfect
so the first syllable is definitely
stronger it’s been a perfect day see if
you can guess which syllable in each of
these words is the strongest beautiful
beautiful the first syllable is the
strongest syllable what a beautiful
sunset we use this stress to add
emphasis to our sentences as well
especially with adjectives it’s a
beautiful sunset that’s a beautiful
dress ridiculous ridiculous which
syllable is stressed ridiculous the
second syllable is the stressed syllable
redic ridiculous ridiculous I can’t wear
that I’ll look ridiculous
enthusiastic enthusiastic the fourth
syllable enthusiastic enthusiastic
we were really enthusiastic about the
idea until we found out how much it
would cost so how do you know which
syllable to stress unfortunately there
is no simple rule that you can follow
but there is an easy way that you can
find out this information when you’re
looking up a new word in the dictionary
you’ll see the phonetic script next to
that word it will tell you what syllable
to stress and it will be marked like
this complicated economical intelligent
of course you can also listen to the
pronunciation if you’re using an online
dictionary some longer words will also
have a secondary stress but the
strongest stress the main stress is this
symbol so what do you need to remember
there is always one main syllable in a
word that is stressed it’s stronger than
the others pronouncing it incorrectly
can be confusing present present object
object contract contract
learning to push down on the strongest
syllable will help you to add emphasis
to your speech and your pronunciation it
will help you to sound more sincere more
interesting and natural I really like it
your home is beautiful what a perfect
afternoon
speaking English clearly and confidently
is about more than just the
pronunciation of sound words stress and
syllable stress are just as important I
hope that you enjoyed that lesson and
you don’t have to stop now
there’s heaps more videos available on
my youtube channel come and say hi on my
Facebook page or go visit my website at
English comm to find out more about my
online courses
thanks for watching and I’ll see you
next time bye for now
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