Practice exercises: Identifying stressed syllables

Practice Exercises: Identifying Stressed Syllables

Exercise 1: Listen and identify

Listen to the following words and identify the stressed syllable:

1. happy
2. potato
3. forget
4. education
5. decision
6. fantastic
7. reality
8. happiness
9. careful
10. useless
11. unhappy
12. redo
13. dislike
14. predict
15. postpone
16. about
17. above
18. around
19. police
20. tomato
21. banana

Exercise 2: Say the words aloud

Say each word aloud and try to pronounce the stressed syllable correctly. Pay attention to the emphasis you place on the syllable.

Exercise 3: Match the words with their stress patterns

Match the following words with their correct stress patterns:

• Initial stress: happy, clever, famous, potato, tomato
• Medial stress: education, decision, fantastic, reality, happiness
• Final stress: forget, useless, unhappy, redo, dislike

Additional tips:

• Use a dictionary: Many dictionaries indicate the stress pattern for each word.
• Listen to native speakers: Pay attention to the stress patterns in spoken English.
• Practice regularly: The more you practice, the better you will become at identifying and producing stressed syllables.

By practicing these exercises, you can improve your ability to identify and produce stressed syllables in English words.

Syllabus for Pronunciation of English Language