ENGLISH IV

Identifying “Stressed and Unstressed

Syllables”

Words

initial /th/thankthighthinkthirteenthousand

medial /th/faithfultruthfulpathwaysarithmeticearthworm

final /th/bathclothfaithninthlength

Phrases

Thirteen in arithmeticThousand earthwormsThigh lengthThank with faith

SentencesThirteen in arithmetic is an odd

number.One thousand earthworms were

put in a cage.I saw a bone with thigh length.The faithful thank with faith.

Spelling

clinic buildinglibrary comfort roomsoffice stagecounter grandmotherclassrooms teacher

House hold chores are odd job or it can also be considered as tiresome job of the family at home.

• Find out what the pupils in situation A and B are talking about.

STARTING RIGHTSituation A

Rina: Hi, Cora how was your vacationCora: Fine and You?Rina: It was fine, too. I visited my grandmother

in the province. I had fresh milk and fruits everyday. How about you?Cora: I stayed at home and helped mother do the household chores. I enjoyed it, too.

Situation B

Tony: Good morning, Ricky . How are you?

Ricky: I’m fine thank you.Tony: Fine, thank you. This is Noly our

new classmate. He came from Cajilo

Elementary School.Noli: l’m glad to meet you.Ricky: I’m glad to meet you, too. Welcome

to our school.Noli: I’m sure I’ll like it.

• What are the pupils in situation A and B talking about?

• What are the characters in situation A talking about? How about in situation B?

• How did the children feel when they saw their old friends?

• Who was the new classmate?

• Where did he come from?

A B

teach erprov incewel comeclass matesen joyed

va ca tionevery onegrand motherel e men tar yin tro duced

Rule No. 1

One syllable words, when used in isolation, are always stressed.

Ex. YesNoHiWellFineOr

Rule No. 2

Two syllables words are normally stressed on the first syllable.

Ex. water certain towelselfish table

wonderopen radio basinmoment minute labor

Rule No. 3

Compound nouns are normally stressed on the first syllable.

Ex. sailboat bookstore

rainbow highway

butterfly classroom

railroad cat fish

headache chalkboard

bookshelf handbook

Rule No.4

A Compound verb composed of a verb and an adverb is normally stressed on the adverb.

Ex. Switch off turn off go outcome in look out pick upget off turn down take offput off shut up come

down

Rule No. 5

Word ending in teen are usually stressed on the teen to differentiate it from their other numbers.

Ex. seventeen nineteeneighteen thirteenfourteen fifteen

Rule No. 6Homograph- Words with the same spelling

Nouns• r’ecord• s’urvey• c’ontact• p’roject• c’ontest

Verbs• rec’ord• surv’ey• conta’ct• proje’ct• conte’st

• What is a stressed?

Stress is the force or prominence given to a syllable.

•What is its importance?

Proper stressed is important for an easier and better understanding of words and sentences.

What is a stressed?What is its importance?

Stress is the force or prominence given to a syllable.

Proper stressed is important for an easier and better understanding of words and sentences.

Words stressed on the first syllable

med i cine au to mo bilecem e te ry in ter est inglib ra ry nec es sar ykil o me ter com fort a blesu per vi sor

Words stressed on the second syllable

com mit teepro tec tioncom mu ni tylo ca tionin dus trious

Words stressed on the third syllable

con tri bu tionun der standin ter ferecon sul ta tiono pe ra tion

Evaluation

Underline the stressed syllable

1. fountain2. break out3. eye ball4. terrace5. pull out

Assignment:

Write down 5 examples of words in each rule.

Words stressed on the first syllableWords stressed on the second syllableWords stressed on the third syllable