Word Stress in English
Improving Pronunciation
Stress and Intonation
Learning stress patterns of English words is just as important as learning the sounds of the vowels and consonants. Improper mastery of stress and intonation can cause misunderstanding of words, and the wrong pronunciation contributes to a “foreign accent” in English.
Pronunciation changes in words that are both nouns and verbs
There is a set of words which can be used as either a verb or a noun in English.The noun has the stress on the first syllable, and the verb on the last syllable. There are also English words that change their word class depending on stress position. Watch the videos to learn more:
Word Stress in English (5 basic rules to improve your pronunciation)
Word Stress in 2-syllable Nouns, Adjectives and Verbs (Heather Hansen)