Practice Stress Patterns to Predict How to Say New Words

[@Englishwithkim]

Figure out how to say new or tricky words with this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3LdpaCljLZ6eNU

[@chandramma389]

ధన్యవాదాలు medam.

[@jacksonamaral329]

I enjoyed it.

[@Englishwithkim]

Glad it helped!

[@jamesscalloparquivos3986]

So happy to see you again

[@Englishwithkim]

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[@buddhilalchaudhary4949]

Thank you KIm for such a nice video lesson on stress pattern. I was having difficulty in the stress pattern. I can now pronounce correctly.

[@Englishwithkim]

That's awesome to hear! Glad it was helpful.

[@hendarara3514]

Its first time to see the lesson... It's really great

[@Englishwithkim]

Thank you!

[@2chill2]

You are the best teacher. Thanks for the new lesson.

[@Englishwithkim]

Aww, that's so kind of you to say! Glad it helped.

[@kratoswrox8040]

Thank you for the lessons, you're an excellent teacher.

[@Englishwithkim]

You're most welcome! That's kind of you to say.

[@marlonbrenno2778]

I have such a hard time trying to pronounce the words "effortless" "effortlessly" "effortlessness". There are two main reasons for this: Reason # 1. The "t" sound: I know that in natural spoken english an american native speaker don't pronounce a "true t" like "tap" or "table", instead they pronounce a "held t" = the tip of the tongue touches the bony bump behind the upper teeth (AKA alveolar ridge), however there is no air release. I CAN'T do it naturally Reason # 2. Word stress: In my native language, Brazilian Portuguese, when a word has four or more syllables, the stress can only fall in one of the last three syllables in a word. In two syllable-words the stress pattern can be: DA da ( BOla, MAla) or da DA ( caJU, aMOR). In three-syllable words the stress pattern can be: da da DA (profesSOR, abriCÓ bamboLÊ), da DA da ( toMAte, baNAna, aÇUcar), DA da da (sílaba, fôlego, música). So, in a four-syllable word , five-syllable word or any other multi-syllable word, it doesn't matter how many syllables the word has, the stress can only fall in one of the last three syllables, so the stress patterns can be: da da da DA ( last Syllable): man je ri CÃO da da DA da (second to last Syllable): res pon SÁ vel da DA da da (third to last Syllable) : his TÓ ri co. In English however, if we count the syllables backwords, the stress can falls in the fourth to last Syllable: DA da da da : *EF* fort less ly *EF* fort less ness. Another crazy example is the word "Veterinary" which has five syllables and has the stress on the first syllable or on the fifth to last syllable (counting backwords): DA da da da da: *VET* er i nar y I'm not accostumed to these stress patterns, so that's why is pretty difficult for me

[@Englishwithkim]

You have definitely showed how word stress rules can throw you off between languages. In my experience, a lot of people struggle to stress the first syllable of a word. In your case, it's because Brazilian Portuguese doesn't tend to stress the first syllable. In other cases, people rush right through the beginning of the word. The trick is to learn to linger on that first syllable. In "effortless," the final syllable is actually pronounced /lɪs/ like "miss." If you can "back off" of that final syllable, it may be easier to hold that first one. If you can't do the held t, try dropping it entirely just to hear how it sounds. If you move from the /r/ to the /l/, you might end up approximating the /t/ sound. It's worth experimenting!

[@davidterrones8034]

Hi!