English Pronunciation with the
500 Common Word List on Speak Method| A syllable is a sound unit in
a
word or one beat. For instance, you can
clap your hands one time when saying "June" and four times when saying
"January." June has one syllable. January has four syllables. Most of the common words have the stress on the 1st syllable. Read more common words. The words on the list below have the stress on the 2nd syllable. Remember that when you stress a sound, you also take stress away from the other parts of the word. For instance, "computer" sounds like "cumPYUdr." The stressed syllables are in capital letters. Read the list, then practice: Take our free online test. Practice many multi-syllable words with videos and word lists at: English Pronunciation News. |
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| 2nd Syllable Stress | ||||
| About
= uBOUt |
Beauty
= beeYUdee |
Complete= cumPLEEt |
Develop
= deeVElup or duVElup |
Machine
= MuSHEEN |
| Above
= uBUV |
Before
= beeFOR or buFOR |
Computer = cumPYUdr |
Direct
= drRECT |
Perhaps
= prHAPS |
| Again
= uGYEN or uGEN |
Began
= beeGAN or buGAN |
Contain
= cunTAIN |
Enough
= eeNUF or eNUF |
Remember
= reeMEMbr or ruMEMbr |
| Ago
= uGO |
Begin
= beeGIN or buGIN |
Correct
= crRECT |
Example
= egsZAMpul (x sounds like "gs") |
Together
= tooGEthr or tuGEthr |
| Among
= uMUNG |
Behind
= beeHIND or buHIND |
Decide
= deeSIDE or duSIDE |
Important
= imPORnt or imPORtunt |
Until
= unTIL |
| Appear
= uPEER |
Between
= beeTWEEN or buTWEEN |
Deliver
= deeLIvr or duLIvr |
Forgotten
= forGOn or frGOtun |
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*
when E is the second letter and not stressed, it often
reduces to the short "u" as in "up."
* "er," "ir" and "ur" have the same sound.
* "u" indicates the "u" sound as in "up." A long U as in "flute" is spelled as "oo."
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