Word stress

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Main stress, secondary stress, and schwa, all in one word 

In this episode we’re focusing on a super important part of pronunciation called ‘word stress’, which has a big impact on how easily you are understood. And that’s your aim - to be EASILY understood. And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you ...  Show more

Learn to properly pronounce 30 confusing words in English with word stress. When you correctly place stress on specific syllables, you speak with proper word stress with nouns and verbs. Word stress is important because it carries meaning in the word. Notice how the same word ...

In this episode, we’re focusing on a super important part of pronunciation called ‘sentence stress’, which has a big impact on how clear your ideas and feelings are. So it’s not just about the words you say that ensure you are understood, it’s the emotion you put into your words ...  Show more