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ENGLISH IV
Identifying “Stressed and Unstressed
Syllables”
Words
initial /th/thankthighthinkthirteenthousand
medial /th/faithfultruthfulpathwaysarithmeticearthworm
final /th/bathclothfaithninthlength
Phrases
Thirteen in arithmeticThousand earthwormsThigh lengthThank with faith
SentencesThirteen in arithmetic is an odd
number.One thousand earthworms were
put in a cage.I saw a bone with thigh length.The faithful thank with faith.
Spelling
clinic buildinglibrary comfort roomsoffice stagecounter grandmotherclassrooms teacher
House hold chores are odd job or it can also be considered as tiresome job of the family at home.
• Find out what the pupils in situation A and B are talking about.
STARTING RIGHTSituation A
Rina: Hi, Cora how was your vacationCora: Fine and You?Rina: It was fine, too. I visited my grandmother
in the province. I had fresh milk and fruits everyday. How about you?Cora: I stayed at home and helped mother do the household chores. I enjoyed it, too.
Situation B
Tony: Good morning, Ricky . How are you?
Ricky: I’m fine thank you.Tony: Fine, thank you. This is Noly our
new classmate. He came from Cajilo
Elementary School.Noli: l’m glad to meet you.Ricky: I’m glad to meet you, too. Welcome
to our school.Noli: I’m sure I’ll like it.
• What are the pupils in situation A and B talking about?
• What are the characters in situation A talking about? How about in situation B?
• How did the children feel when they saw their old friends?
• Who was the new classmate?
• Where did he come from?
A B
teach erprov incewel comeclass matesen joyed
va ca tionevery onegrand motherel e men tar yin tro duced
Rule No. 1
One syllable words, when used in isolation, are always stressed.
Ex. YesNoHiWellFineOr
Rule No. 2
Two syllables words are normally stressed on the first syllable.
Ex. water certain towelselfish table
wonderopen radio basinmoment minute labor
Rule No. 3
Compound nouns are normally stressed on the first syllable.
Ex. sailboat bookstore
rainbow highway
butterfly classroom
railroad cat fish
headache chalkboard
bookshelf handbook
Rule No.4
A Compound verb composed of a verb and an adverb is normally stressed on the adverb.
Ex. Switch off turn off go outcome in look out pick upget off turn down take offput off shut up come
down
Rule No. 5
Word ending in teen are usually stressed on the teen to differentiate it from their other numbers.
Ex. seventeen nineteeneighteen thirteenfourteen fifteen
Rule No. 6Homograph- Words with the same spelling
Nouns• r’ecord• s’urvey• c’ontact• p’roject• c’ontest
Verbs• rec’ord• surv’ey• conta’ct• proje’ct• conte’st
• What is a stressed?
Stress is the force or prominence given to a syllable.
•What is its importance?
Proper stressed is important for an easier and better understanding of words and sentences.
What is a stressed?What is its importance?
Stress is the force or prominence given to a syllable.
Proper stressed is important for an easier and better understanding of words and sentences.
Words stressed on the first syllable
med i cine au to mo bilecem e te ry in ter est inglib ra ry nec es sar ykil o me ter com fort a blesu per vi sor
Words stressed on the second syllable
com mit teepro tec tioncom mu ni tylo ca tionin dus trious
Words stressed on the third syllable
con tri bu tionun der standin ter ferecon sul ta tiono pe ra tion
Evaluation
Underline the stressed syllable
1. fountain2. break out3. eye ball4. terrace5. pull out
Assignment:
Write down 5 examples of words in each rule.
Words stressed on the first syllableWords stressed on the second syllableWords stressed on the third syllable