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Speak Right; Sound Right. 4-SYLLABLE STRESS PATTERN by Benson Arome Get full audio  here  Today, I’ll like us to look at some 4-syllable words and their stress pattern. You may already know the how to pronoun some of the words we are looking at. What you may not know is why you pronounce them the way you do. Now the stress in four-syllable words is mostly either on the second, or on the third syllable. But we also have some 4-syllable words with their stress on either the first or the last syllable. Now let us look at some rules guiding the stress pattern of 4-syllable words.   The second syllable is generally stressed if the word ends in ‘-cy’, ‘-ty’, ‘-phy’, ‘-gy’ ‘-fy’ and ‘-ate’. Examples are: ‘-cy’ - dependency, democracy, illiteracy, , supremacy ‘-ty’ - equality, atrocity, necessity, complexity, intensity ‘-phy’ - photography, philosophy, bibliography, geography, ‘-gy’- analogy, biology, pedagogy, phonology, psychology ‘-fy’ - inten...

Today we are looking at words that end in –ate. Words that end in –ate are stressed on the second syllable if they have 2 syllables, but those with 3 syllables are stressed on the first syllable, those with 4 syllables, on the second and those with 5 syllables, on the third. Always bear in mind that words that end in –ate and have more than three syllables have their stress on the third-to-last syllable.  Remember, in English language, there are almost always exceptions to every rule guiding every aspect of the language. We shall have a look at some of these exceptions. 2-SYLLABLE words that end in –ate include: berate create debate equate estate gyrate locate mutate negate notate predate sedate update (V.) vacate  collate dictate placate vibrate EXCEPTIONS: inmate innate pirate bedmate hydrate (a solid compound that contains water) mandate (v. and n.) update (N.) The following are 3-SYLLABLE words that end in –ate. Remember, they are stressed on the first syllabl, bu mos...

INSTRUCTION 9 Today we are learning how to pronounce words that end in –ism. Remember, most words that end in –ism are stressed on the first syllable. There are however a lot of exceptions to this rule. Let’s have a look at some ism words we often mispronounce and examine their stress pattern. '-ism' words Stressed on the First Syllable nationalism Atheism Egotism Alcoholism Realism Symbolism Optimism Feminism Activism Heroism Nepotism Criticism Mechanism Communism Vandalism Symbolism Neutralism Mannerism Tribalism Syllogism Hypnotism Cannibalism Journalism Patriotism Alcoholism Skepticism Federalism Lesbianism Plagiarism Rheumatism Capitalism Spiritualism functionalism exceptions: '-ism' words stressed on other syllables antagonism materialism idealism absurdism metabolism evangelism empiricism imperialism colonialism expansionism impressionism industrialism ventriloquism egocentrism individualism monotheism ...

INSTRUCTION 8 To communicate clearly in spoken English, it’s of paramount importance that we stress the correct syllable in every word. This is called "word stress", which means pronouncing a syllable of a multisyllabic word with greater force or emphasis (stress) than the other syllable in the word. Some words you might be pronouncing wrongly are listed below. You can download the audio recording to listen to the sound of each word, as well as note how it is used in a sentence.  Remember, you can get full audio instructions (in volumes) containing hundreds of words, stress rules explained in detail and several examples when you place an order. Here are our words for this week. EXCHANGE/ɪksˈtʃeɪn d  ʒ/ INSTEAD/ɪnˈsted/ MORTGAGE /ˈmɔː.gɪdʒ/ I worked for my neighbor in exchange for my monthly mortgage payment instead of begging. LETTUCE /lətɪs/ COMPARATIVE /kəmˈpær.ə.tɪv/ INITIATE /ɪ ˈ nɪʃ.i.eɪt/ ShopRite has initiated a new way of preserving lettuc...

INSTRUCTION 7 ‘Stress’, especially word stress, is a very important aspect of spoken English. Like using wrong grammar syntax or having a badly-punctuated writing, stressing the wrong syllable in a word can give the word a rather different meaning, or encumber your listener’s comprehension, thereby creating interference to effective communication. Unfortunately, there are no straitjacketed rules for word stress in English. While some rules are consistent, others are not; they come with lots exceptions. For instance, words that end in –ic (as in ‘Dramatic’ or ‘Authentic’), and words that end in -sion, -tion (as in ‘commission’ or ‘accommodation’) usually have their stress on the second-to-last syllable – no matter the length of the word. On the other hand, it is a general rule that for two-syllable words, nouns  and   adjectives have their stress on the first syllable, but  verbs  have the stress on the second syllable. But some words can both be verbs and...

INSTRUCTION 6  The words for this week are: WOMAN(/ˈwʊm.ən/) WOMEN(/ˈwɪmɪn/ VEHICLE/ˈviː.ɪ.kl ̩/ The woman promised to come with as many women as the vehicle could contain. SPECIFY/ˈspes.ɪ.faɪ/ DEBRIS /ˈdeb.riː/ , /ˈdeɪ.briː/ ADVICE(/ədˈvaɪs/)/ADVISE/ədˈvaɪz/ In his piece of advice, he specified how the debris should be cleared. COSTUME /ˈkɒs.tjuːm/ FAVOURITE/ˈfeɪ.vər.ɪt/ COLOUR /ˈkʌl.ər/ She was brought a set of costumes that incidentally contained her favourite colours. VEGETABLE /ˈvedʒ.tə.bl ̩/ METABOLISM/məˈtæb.əl.ɪ.zəm/ PREFERABLE /ˈpref. ə r.ə.bl ̩/ Most physiologists have agreed that to speed up metabolism, it is preferable to add lots of vegetables to our diet. SCHEDULE /ˈʃed.juːl/ CONTRIBUTE /kənˈtrɪb.juːt/ , /ˈkɒn.trɪ.bjuːt/ (US) DISTRIBUTE /dɪˈstrɪb.juːt/ , /ˈdɪs.trɪ.bjuːt/ (US) We cannot distribute the funds on schedule if they have not contributed their part. FREE DOWNLOAD Speak Right, Sound Right 6 You ca...