Bài 8: Trọng âm trong từ có 2 âm tiết

Contents
- What is stress?
- 2-syllable nouns
- 2-syllable verbs
- 2-syllable adjectives

What is stress?
* louder
* longer
* higher
- Jodie /dʒəʊdɪ/
- crazy /ˈkreɪzɪ/
- fancy /ˈfænsɪ/
- employee /ɪmplɔɪˈɪː/
⇒ word stress
- Jodie is the girl I love.
- Jodie is the girl I love.
- Jodie is the girl I love.
⇒ sentence stress

Stress in 2-syllable words
Stress falls on strong vowels
- Long vowels: believe /bɪˈlɪːv/
- Diphthongs: define /dɪˈfaɪn/
- æ, e, ɪ
bracket /ˈbrækɪt/
penny /ˈpenɪ/
- Weakest: ə
attract /əˈtrækt/
assist /əˈsɪst/

2-syllable nouns
Stress on the first syllable
- money /ˈmʌnɪ/
- product /ˈprɒdʌkt/
- table /ˈteɪbəl/
- tennis /ˈtenɪs/
Stress on the second syllable
- estate /ɪˈsteɪt/
- Maroon /məˈruːn/
- design /dɪˈzaɪn/

2-syllable verbs
Stress on the first syllable
- enter /ˈentə/
- envy /ˈenvɪ/
- open /ˈəʊpən/
- equal /ˈiːkwəl/
Stress on the second syllable
- apply /əˈplaɪ/
- arrive /əˈraɪv/
- attract /əˈtrækt/

2-syllable adjectives
Stress on the first syllable
- lovely /ˈlʌvlɪ/
- even /ˈiːvən/
- hollow /ˈhɒləʊ/
Stress on the second syllable
- divine /dɪˈvaɪn/
- correct /kəˈrekt/
- alive /əˈlaɪv/

In the test
Choose the word with the different stress pattern
1.
A. desert
B. retail
C. reform
D. attract
2. 
A. product
B. produce
C. promise
D. professor