English Word Stress Patterns — Pronunciation Guide
Understand primary and secondary stress in English words. Learn stress rules, common patterns, and practice multi-syllable words.
ˈ / ˌ
EXAMPLE WORDS
photograph
photography
present
record
object
COMMON MISTAKES
- Stressing every syllable equally (syllable-timed rhythm)
- Putting stress on the wrong syllable
- Not reducing unstressed vowels to schwa
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