Word stress

How would you recommend people remember which double letters are in accommodation? Catherine and Neil talk about spelling words with double letters, such as 'accommodation'.Want to boost your speaking skills? Try Beating Speaking Anxiety, our series to help fight your fears of sp ... Show More

Here are 4 phrases with 'grass'. Don't kick learning them into the long grass!TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/s5english_in_a_minuteFIND BBC LEARNING ENG ... Show More

So you want a salary increase? Who doesn't? But do you pronounce 'increase' with the stress on the first syllable in, or the second syllable crease? The answer depends on whether you're using increase as a noun or a verb... And that's the subject that Neil and Catherine are talki ... Show More

Main stress, secondary stress, and schwa, all in one word 

In this episode we’re focusing on a super important part of pronunciation called ‘word stress’, which has a big impact on how easily you are understood. And that’s your aim - to be EASILY understood. And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you ... Show More

<p>Learn to properly pronounce 30 confusing words in English with word stress. When you correctly place stress on specific syllables, you speak with proper word stress with nouns and verbs. Word stress is important because it carries meaning in the word. Notice how the same word ... Show More

In this episode, we’re focusing on a super important part of pronunciation called ‘sentence stress’, which has a big impact on how clear your ideas and feelings are. So it’s not just about the words you say that ensure you are understood, it’s the emotion you put into your words ... Show More

Spoken English rhythm follows patterns of stressed and unstressed words and syllables. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast. 

<p>A student asks, "How do you pronounce CON at the beginning of English words?" It depends – there are <strong>two pronunciations</strong> depending on whether that syllable is stressed.</p> <p>Lesson text & video: <a href= "https://www.espressoenglish.net/how-to-pronounce-con-a ... Show More

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Syllable stress A syllable is a word, or part of a word, which contains a single vowel sound. Every word contains at least one syllable, Some examples include: Pen Watch Cat The following words are examples of words with two syllables. garden: gar / den hotel: ho / tel consist: c ... Show More