Word stress

What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.Want to boost your speaking skills? Try Beating Speaking Anxiety, our series to help fight your fears of speaking English. https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_anxiety ... Show More

How to pronounce the words 'photographer' and 'photograph'? Learn about word stress.Want to boost your speaking skills? Try Beating Speaking Anxiety, our series to help fight your fears of speaking English. https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_a ... Show More

Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates).Want to boost your speaking skills? Try Beating Speaking Anxiety, our series to help fight your fears of speaking English. https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaki ... Show More

Practicing pronunciations 

<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

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

What’s the difference between ‘PREsent’ and ‘preSENT’? If you’re not sure, then this episode of The Coffee Break English Show is perfect for you!Join Nick and Anabel as they look at syllable stress and how words can change meaning depending on how they are pronounced. 🗣️They loo ... Show More

<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

Vocabulary.  

How to know which form of this high-frequency word to use. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.