Language Developement
When a word has more than one syllable, one of the syllables is uttered with greater force than others.This is called STRESS.
Here are some examples:
Here are some examples:
incredible
atmosphere
garbage
disposal
wire
atmosphere
garbage
disposal
wire
deluge
descend
damage
pollution
production
descend
damage
pollution
production
poachers
ecology
vegetation
afforestation
expeditions
ecology
vegetation
afforestation
expeditions
exploration
metallic
deduce
nationality
sanctuary
metallic
deduce
nationality
sanctuary
a
Learn to pronounce the words correctly.Find out how stress is marked in your dictionary.
b
Some words are stressed differently according to the various ways in which they are used.
Read the follwing sentences aloud:
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Some other words of this type are conduct, contract, export, rebel, produce, record.
- The Object is placed at a distance of 10 cm from the lens.
- I obJECT to the members remarks.
- As a test the metal was subJECTed to great heat.
- The SUBject of my talk is "Pollution".
- The PROject was implemented last year.
- We can proJECT the picture on a screen.
- That is the PERfect solution.
- The design was perFECTed after years of effort.
Some other words of this type are conduct, contract, export, rebel, produce, record.