Placement of word stress
Stress
on a two-syllable word – in the first syllable if the word is a noun, and
second syllable if the word is a verb.
a)
That
violent man may insult the guest (verb)
b)
That’s
an insult (noun)
Eg.
Of noun –verb pairs
Produce Produce
Record Record
Convert Convert
Present Present
Stress
on a three-syllable word – in the first syllable (A) or second syllable (B)
A B
Instrument Commercial
Calendar Vanilla
Curious Develop
Sentiment Astonish
Document Opponent
Hurricane
Appetite
Crocodile
Porcupine
Congregate
Compounds
In
compound words, stress placement is very regular. The first word receives the
major stress and the second one receives the minor stress. Airplane, Bedtime,
Armchair, Backache, Bookstore, Classroom, Doorbell,
Haircut, Hairstyle.
Adjective
– noun phrases : The
major stress falls on the noun and minor stress falls on the adjective.
a)That
is a black board
b)He
works in a green house
c)I
saw a black bird
Adjective
– noun compounds :
The major stress falls on the adjective.
a)That
is a blackboard
b)He
works in a greenhouse
c)I
saw a blackbird
Suffixes
With
suffixes, the placement of major stress shifts. This is called as ‘stress
shift’
Photograph Photography Photographic
Possible Possibility Alcohol Alcoholic
Psychology Psychological Accuse Accusation
Able Ability Alphabet Alphabetical
Active Activity History Historical
Democrat Democratic Communicate Communication
Magnet Magnetic Invite Invitation
1)
stewardess – Flight attendant
2)policeman
– police officer or constable
3)mailman
– Postman or postal worker
4)chairman
– Chairperson or chair
5)spokesman
– Spokesperson
6)anchorman
– Anchor
7)poetess
– poet
8)actress
– actor
9)man,
mankind – people, humanity, human beings, human kind, human species
10)manpower
– Workforce, personnel, human resources, workers
11)wife
or husband – Spouse
12)mothering
– parenting,nurturing
13)foreman
– supervisor, superintendent
14)salesmanship
– selling ability
15)housewife
– homemaker
1)What are
the British English words for a subway? An underground, a tube or a metro
2)What
vehicles are there in the subway? Trains
3)What do we
call somebody who is eager to learn, to know, and to be informed? Curious
4)When
somebody leaves by train or bus at 6:00, we say that 6:00 is his departure
time. What do we call the time when the train or bus arrives? The arrival time
5)Which part
of the body do sleeves cover? The arms
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