READING

Name:___________________________________________ 25 June 2018

WORD STRESS

Stress – the emphasis a speaker place on a specific syllable in a word.

– involves pitch (voice is raised high); force (voice is loud); and duration (voice in long)

Syllable – a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants,
forming the whole or a part of a word

Symbols of the 3 Kinds of Stress

/ ´ / - primary stress – stress that is located on the first syllable
/ ˆ / - secondary stress – stress that is located on the second syllable
/ ` / - tertiary stress – stress that is located on the third syllable

words with Primary Stress

row 1 ápple bróken bóttle cómmon pártner éngine

row 2 clímate páper nárrow símple qúiet párty
row 3 díet cóntest désert íncrease óbject árgue
row 4 réfuse próject wánder sávor fáucet táble
row 5 pártner cárpet réason spécial gréedy órange
row 6 pówer mánage qúestion fáshion théater ídolize
row 7 nátional párachute réstaurant váluable kíndergarten sécretary
row 8 fávorable cémetery láboratory témporary árgue télephone
row 9 hónest fávorite dífficult líttle táble wíndow

words with Secondary Stress

row 1 banâna canâl compûter dessêrt hotêl machîne

row 2 potâto recêipt succêss polîte enôugh acrôss
row 3 explâin prevênt insîde upôn ninetêen corrêct
row 4 demând excûse cartôon arrânge compâre betwêen
row 5 behînd amông photôgraphy accômplish expênsive complête

words with Tertiary Stress

row 1 magazìne reconnèct introdùce referèe reinfòrce recommènd

row 2 intermèdiate curiòsity cafetèria documèntary adolèscent persevère

DRILL #1
Instructions: Listen to the teacher as she recites the words. Identify whether the word contains a in
1 – primary stress, 2 – secondary stress or 3 – tertiary stress.

1. message 3. minute 5. location

2. airport 4. control 6. movie