Stress in simple words

"Stress"Refers to a degree of force with which a syllable is uttered or it is a degree of prominence a syllable has.

• True

• False

What is the category of these words Bad, well and dog?

• One-syllable word

• Two-syllable word

• Secundary stress

What makes a syllable prominent?

• a) placement of stress, level of stress

• b) unstressed, stress, strong, weak

• c) length, loudness, pitch, qualityc) unstressed, stress, strong, weak

Can you pass me a plastic knife?

• PLAS-tic

• plas-TIC

The syllable "stress" is correctly positioned in the words.

• False

• True

He was born in China

• CHI-na

• chi-NA

Whose computer is this?

• com-PU-ter

• com-pu-TER

These are symbols that help us to identify loud and soft sounds.

• True

• False

The teacher has many students

• /ˈstuː.dənt/

• /,stuː.dənt/