Word stress
Word stress is very important if you want to be understood. Word stress means that one syllable is pronounced a little longer, higher, and louder than other syllables.
Наголос у словах дуже важливий, якщо ви хочете, щоб вас зрозуміли.
For example, pronunciation has five syllables and is pronounced as pro·nun·ci·A·tion with the /eɪ/ sound stressed.
Look at these words connected to the healthcare system from the video. Do you know how many syllables there are? Do you know where the stress is in each word?
Подивіться на ці слова, пов'язані з системою медичного обслуговування, з відео. Чи знаєте ви, скільки в них складів? Чи знаєте ви, де знаходиться наголос у кожному слові?
- patient
- government
- religious
- poverty
- sanitation
- organization
- elective
For example, listen to this.
How many syllables are there in patient?
Which syllable is stressed? is it pa·tient or pa·tient?
Let’s practice word stress!