1. Facultad de Educacin Curso: Tecnologa Educativa Estudiante:
Indiana Tejeda de Wycherley
2. What is stress? Stress in English involves making vowels
longer and louder. In many other languages stress involves simply
making vowels louder or saying them at a higher pitch. Stressed
vowels in English are both lo-o-onger and louder.
3. In English stressed vowels are referred as full vowels. They
are longer and louder than the unstressed vowels. The stressed
vowel is highlighted in red. Listen Cabb ge sent nce
4. a a o o
5. The first vowels of these pairs of words are full in the
first column where they are stressed, and reduced to schwa in the
second column where they are unstressed. Similarly, the second
vowel of these pairs of words are full in the second column where
they are stressed, and reduced to schwa in the first column where
they are unstressed. The full vowels are highlighted in red. Listen
dram dr matic dem crat d mocracy
6. Unstressed Spanish Vowels In Spanish, unstressed vowels are
not shortened and reduced to the extent that they are in English.
This affects both the pronunciation of the word and the overall
rhythm of sentences.
7. Major and minor stress Very often in words with more than
one syllable, all the vowels in the unstressed syllables are
pronounced as schwas. The full vowels are highlighted in red.
Listen. accident addition calendar diploma elephant completion
8. Both syllables stressed Pay attention to the way in which
the second vowel sound is pronounced. Because the second syllable
receives some stress; it is not pronounced as a schwa. Listen
athlete contact boycott The first syllable receives major stress
and the second minor stress.
9. Lets look at these three syllable words and analyze the
stress patters 1st- major stress highlighted in red, 2nd schwa -
not highlighted 3rd minor stress highlighted in yellow. Can you
hear the difference? acrobat celebrate
10. Bibliography Avery, P. and S. Ehrlich. 2008. Teaching
American English Pronunciation. New York . Oxford University
Press.
