|
|
#2 (permalink) Thu May 29, 2008 18:45 pm Stress on the words |
|
|
Please try first - that way you'll learn.
Alan _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Present Simple |
|
Alan Co-founder

Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 13891 Location: UK
|
|
#3 (permalink) Thu May 29, 2008 19:23 pm Stress on the words |
|
|
A little tip: visit this on-line dictionary: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ Once you have found a word, click "show phonetics" and that's it. :) |
|
Lost_Soul I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 1861 Location: South Park, Colorado, USA
|
 |
#4 (permalink) Thu May 29, 2008 22:05 pm Stress on the words |
|
|
| Isn't "3rd syllable from the end" a useful guide with many words? |
|
Molly I'm a Communicator ;-)
Joined: 12 Feb 2008 Posts: 4017
|
 |
#5 (permalink) Fri May 30, 2008 5:21 am Stress on the words |
|
|
| Molly wrote: |
| Isn't "3rd syllable from the end" a useful guide with many words? |
Cool! I also have a feeling that the English language loves 'three'. Don't you feel there is a "triple measure" with English sentences? (when you read them out) |
|
Haihao I'm a Communicator ;-)
Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 2471 Location: Japan
|
 |
#6 (permalink) Fri May 30, 2008 8:42 am Stress on the words |
|
|
| Quote: |
| Don't you feel there is a "triple measure" with English sentences? (when you read them out) |
Not sure what you mean? |
|
Molly I'm a Communicator ;-)
Joined: 12 Feb 2008 Posts: 4017
|
 |
#7 (permalink) Fri May 30, 2008 8:51 am Stress on the words |
|
|
| Maybe another stupid idea of mine but I feel English sentence has a 'dactylic' rhythm in it like a song in triple time. |
|
Haihao I'm a Communicator ;-)
Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 2471 Location: Japan
|
 |
#8 (permalink) Fri May 30, 2008 9:27 am Stress on the words |
|
|
For example,
I'd like to go and see the round towers in Ireland with my best friends.
Underlined are syllables with stress where there are intervals approximately in three. |
|
Haihao I'm a Communicator ;-)
Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 2471 Location: Japan
|
 |
#9 (permalink) Fri May 30, 2008 9:31 am Stress on the words |
|
|
| Haihao wrote: |
For example,
I'd like to go and see the round towers in Ireland with my best friends.
Underlined are syllables with stress where there are intervals approximately in three. |
Well, it's not agreed that English is a stressed-timed language, but I get the picture. |
|
Molly I'm a Communicator ;-)
Joined: 12 Feb 2008 Posts: 4017
|
 |
#10 (permalink) Fri May 30, 2008 12:41 pm Stress on the words- I have underlined this. Could you please check my answer? |
|
|
Hello,
Thanks a lot. Here's my answer.
1) Photograph 2) photografhy 3) enthusiastic 4) enthusiasm 5) advertise 6) advertisement 7) eligible 8) illegible 9) considerable 10) predisposed 11) to import 12) an import 13) industry 13) industrial |
|
Ms.Unique I'm new here and I like it ;-)

Joined: 27 May 2008 Posts: 41 Location: Saudi Arabia
|
 |
#11 (permalink) Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:26 am STRESS IN WORDS |
|
|
| is the stress important while speaking english |
|
Tung a I'm new here and I like it ;-)

Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 20 Location: Hai phong, Vietnam
|
 |
#12 (permalink) Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:14 am Stress on the words |
|
|
| can i have some tips in finding stress of a word . ANYONE KNOW? |
|
Tung a I'm new here and I like it ;-)

Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 20 Location: Hai phong, Vietnam
|
 |
#13 (permalink) Fri Mar 20, 2009 14:18 pm Stress on the words |
|
|
| Tung a wrote: |
| can i have some tips in finding stress of a word . ANYONE KNOW? |
Look it up in a dictionary. Practically all dictionaries will show you which syllable is stressed. Many of the online dictionaries will even pronounce a word for you. _________________ con·text - The part of a text or statement that surrounds a particular word or passage and determines its meaning. |
|
Milanya I'm here quite often ;-)
Joined: 29 Dec 2008 Posts: 923 Location: Texas, USA (at present)
|
 |
|
| Phrase: He is so poor a man that everybody is worry for him. | "He has lots of female/females friends" - Should I use singular? |