Reading Aloud Part 2 - Syllables and Word Stress (O Level Oral Examination)

READING ALOUD

SYLLABLESECTION 1

To understand

WORD STRESS it helps to understand

SYLLABLES.

Every

WORDis made from

SYLLABLES.

Every

WORDhas 1, 2, 3 or more

SYLLABLES.

1-syllable words

Dog Sun Shoes

CHALLENGEThink of three 1-syllable words and

share it with your partner.

2-syllable wordsAdvisead -vise

Competecom - pete

Discussdis - cuss

Quietqui-et

Orangeo -range

Tableta - ble

EverySYLLABLE

contains at least one VOWEL

(a, e, i, o or u) or VOWEL SOUND.

3-syllable words

GratitudeGra-ti-tude

CHALLENGEPlease separate the following words

into 3-syllable pattern.

1. Official2. Elastic3. Expensive

4-syllable words

CalculatorCal-cu-la-tor

CHALLENGEPlease separate the following words

into 4-syllable pattern.

1. Economics2. Geography3. Secondary

5-syllable words

ElectricityE-lec-tri-ci-ty

CHALLENGEPlease separate the following words

into 5-syllable pattern.

1. Incompatible2. Technological3. Organization

WORD STRESSSECTION 2

What is

WORD STRESS?

WORD STRESSis the

EMPHASISon one syllable.

What is

EMPHASISthen?

EMPHASISis to stress the important syllable

LOUDLYand all the other syllables

QUIETLY .

Let's take 3 words

Photograph Photographer Photographic

Do they sound the same when spoken?

NO.

Word StressTotal

syllables

Stressed

syllable

Photograph 3 #1

Photography 4 #2

Photographic 4 #3

We stress

ONEsyllable inEACH

word.

It is

NOTalways theSAMEsyllable.

WORD STRESShappens in

ALLwords with

2 OR MOREsyllables.

FOR EXAMPLE

TEACHer imPORtant converSAtion

CONCLUSION

ONEword,ONE stress.

TheSTRESS

is alwaysON

a vowel.

WORD STRESS PATTERN RULES

SECTION 3

2 RULES TO PREDICT STRESS

1. Suffixes

2. Parts of Speech

UseSUFFIXES

to predictSTRESS.

What is a

SUFFIX?

A

SUFFIXis a few letters attached to the END OF THE WORD

to change its meaning.

EXAMPLES

-ed -er -ing

-s -ing

STRESSthe

SUFFIXitself..1

-EE Employee Refugee Trainee

-EER Engineer Career Volunteer

-ESE Chinese Japanese Portuguese

-IQUE Unique Antique Technique

STRESSthe syllableBEFOREthe suffix..2

-IAL Memorial Financial Artificial

-UAL Visual Unusual Intellectual

-IAN Canadian Vegetarian Pedestrian

-SION Explosion Occasion Conclusion

-TION Definition Production Situation

-IENT Ancient Sufficient Efficient

-CIOUS Delicious Conscious Suspicious

-TIOUS Ambitious Cautious Superstitious

-IC Academic Energetic Fantastic

-IBLE Edible Flexible Incredible

-ITY Ability Necessity Publicity

-IFY Classify Terrify Humidify

-LOGY Biology Sociology Anthropology

-GRAPHY Geography Autobiography Photography

-METER Kilometer Parameter Speedometer

STRESS the

SECOND syllable

BEFOREthe suffix..3

-ATE Operate Exaggerate Associate

-IZE Apologize Criticize Recognize

-ARY Secretary Necessary Contemporary

-OUS Dangerous Mysterious Spontaneous

UsePARTS of

SPEECHto predict

STRESS.

1. STRESS the FIRSTsyllable for NOUNS.

2. STRESS the SECOND syllable for VERBS.

.1

NOUN VERB EXAMPLErecord 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.

Stress the FIRST part/ word for

COMPOUND NOUNS..2

Deadline Classroom Software

Typewriter Policeman Airplane

Stress the SECOND word for

TWO-WORD VERBS, but

the FIRST part for NOUNequivalents..3

NOUN VERB Here's the printout. He printed it out.

She's a dropout. She dropped out.

Where's the checkout counter? Can I check it out?

CONCLUSION

1.Su

ffix

es 1.1 Stress the suffix itself1.2 Stress the syllable before the suffix1.3 Stress thesecond syllable the suffix

2.Pa

rts

of S

peec

h 2.1 Stress the firstsyllable for nouns. Stress the secondsyllable for verbs.2.2 Stress the firstpart/ word for compound nouns.2.3 Stress the second word for two-word verbs, but the first part for noun equivalents.

LISTENING EXERCISES

LISTEN to the recording.

FIND which sentence in each pair you hear

CHOOSEthe correct response.

E.g.“Does Mary like HISTORY?” or“Does Mary like his STORY?”

1. Yes, that's her favorite subject.

2. No, she's heard it hundreds of times.

If you hear the stress is on

HISTORY, you choose the answer (1).

If you hear the stress is on

STORY, you choose the answer (2).

1“Why doesn't he like the DESERT?” or

“Why doesn't he like the DESSERT?”

1. It's too dry.2. It's too sweet.

2“What does he think of EUROPE?” or

“What does he think of YOUR ROPE?”

1. It's a wonderful place to go. 2. It's not strong enough.

3“Is it ELEMENTARY?” or

“Is it a LEMON TREE?”

1. No, it's very advanced. 2. No, it's an orange tree.

PRACTICES1. http://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/word-stress-

quiz.htm2. http://www.roadtogrammar.com/wordstress/3. http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/multi/stress.htm4. http://www2.nkfust.edu.tw/~emchen/Pron/stress_exB.htm

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