Stress in two-syllable words
These words have one syllable:
Ball /bɔ :l/
Foot /fʊt/
snow /snəʊ/
school /sku :l/
yard /jɑ :d/
boy /bɔɪ/
One-syllable- words are short. Therefore ,they have no stress . But if we use them to make up compound nouns , we create two syllables ,and so in this case we have to use the stress.
Foot + ball = 'Football /’fʊt.bɔ :/
Snow +ball = 'snowball /’snəʊ·bɔl/
School + yard = schoolyard /‘sku :l.jɑ :d/
School + boy = schoolboy /’sku :l.bɔɪ/
A. The stress is on the first syllable of compound nouns composed of two syllables.
B. Adjectives and nouns of two syllables are generally stressed on the first syllable.
Spelling |
pronunciation |
' happy | /’hæp.i/ |
'patient | /’peɪ.ʃənt/ |
'dirty | /’dɜ :ti/ |
'angry | /’æŋ.ɡri/ |
’windy | /’wɪn.di/ |
’cloudy | /’klaʊ.di/ |
‘Chilly | /‘tʃɪl.i/ |
Spelling |
pronunciation |
'China | /’tʃaɪ.nə/ |
'country | /’kʌn.tri/ |
'city | /’sɪt.i/ |
'doctor | /’dɒk.tər/ |
’browser | /’braʊ.zər/ |
’window | /’wɪn.dəʊ/ |
C. However, two-syllable verbs are generally stressed on the second syllable
Spelling | pronunciation |
pro'tect | /prə’tekt/ |
en'joy | /ɪn’dʒɔɪ/ |
in'crease | /ɪn’kri :s/ |
in'vent | /ɪn’vent/ |
co’nnect | /kə’nekt/ |
di’splay | /dɪ’spleɪ/ |
IV. Some examples of exceptions to keep in mind
Nouns
Japan /dʒə’pæn/
Korea /kə ‘ri :ə/
Verbs
happen /’hæp.ən/
answer /’ɑ n.sər/
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