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This week I have been teaching many of my students how to improve their English pronunciation by using syllable stress. Here are two rules that you can use to apply syllable stress correctly.
1. Compound nouns are stressed on the first syllable (or part). Here are a few examples:
- CLASSroom
- LIVing room
- POST office
- PARKing lot
- BIKE rack
2. Compound verbs are often stressed on the second syllable (or part). Here are some examples:
- overDUE
- overDONE
- stressed OUT
- underSTAND
Click here to read more about Syllable Stress Rules.
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