Speech 9 - Word Stress

It is a force given to a speech sound, syllable, or a word.

A _ or a _ is said louder, pronounced longer, and has a higher pitch than the unstressed syllable or the unstressed word.

Why do we stress syllables or words?

Describe Primary Stress.

Describe Secondary Stress.

Describe Tertiary Stress.

Describe Weak Stress.

TRUE or FALSE. Weak Stress practically has no prominence or no stress at all.

• True

• False