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Rules of Word Stress in English
There are two very simple rules about word stress:
1. One word has only one stress.
2. We can only stress vowels, not consonants.
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Here are some more, rather complicated, rules that can help you understand where to put the stress. But do not rely on them too much, because there are many exceptions. It is better to try to "feel" the music of the language and to add the stress naturally.
1. Nhấn vào âm tiết đầu
– Most 2-syllable nouns:
e.g: PRESent, EXport, CHIna, TAble
– Most 2-syllable adjectives:
e.g: PRESent, SLENder, CLEVer, HAPpy
2. Nhấn vào âm tiết cuối
– Most 2-syllable verbs:
e.g: to preSENT, to exPORT, to deCIDE, to beGIN
3. Nhấn vào âm tiết thứ hai tính từ cuối
– Words ending in -ic:
e.g: GRAPHic, geoGRAPHic, geoLOGic
– Words ending in -sion and -tion:
e.g: contriBUtion, reveLAtion
Ngoại lệ: TElevision, CAtholic
4. Nhấn vào âm tiết thứ 3 tính từ cuối
– Words ending in -cy, -ty, -phy and -gy:
e.g: deMOcracy, dependaBIlity, phoTOgraphy, geOLogy
– Words ending in -al:
e.g: CRItical, geoLOGical
5. Từ ghép
– For compound nouns, the stress is on the first part:
e.g: BLACKbird, GREENhouse
– For compound adjectives, the stress is on the second part:
e.g: bad-TEMpered, old-FASHioned
– For compound verbs, the stress is on the second part:
e.g: to underSTAND, to overFLOW
There are two very simple rules about word stress:
1. One word has only one stress.
2. We can only stress vowels, not consonants.
________________________________________
Here are some more, rather complicated, rules that can help you understand where to put the stress. But do not rely on them too much, because there are many exceptions. It is better to try to "feel" the music of the language and to add the stress naturally.
1. Nhấn vào âm tiết đầu
– Most 2-syllable nouns:
e.g: PRESent, EXport, CHIna, TAble
– Most 2-syllable adjectives:
e.g: PRESent, SLENder, CLEVer, HAPpy
2. Nhấn vào âm tiết cuối
– Most 2-syllable verbs:
e.g: to preSENT, to exPORT, to deCIDE, to beGIN
3. Nhấn vào âm tiết thứ hai tính từ cuối
– Words ending in -ic:
e.g: GRAPHic, geoGRAPHic, geoLOGic
– Words ending in -sion and -tion:
e.g: contriBUtion, reveLAtion
Ngoại lệ: TElevision, CAtholic
4. Nhấn vào âm tiết thứ 3 tính từ cuối
– Words ending in -cy, -ty, -phy and -gy:
e.g: deMOcracy, dependaBIlity, phoTOgraphy, geOLogy
– Words ending in -al:
e.g: CRItical, geoLOGical
5. Từ ghép
– For compound nouns, the stress is on the first part:
e.g: BLACKbird, GREENhouse
– For compound adjectives, the stress is on the second part:
e.g: bad-TEMpered, old-FASHioned
– For compound verbs, the stress is on the second part:
e.g: to underSTAND, to overFLOW
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