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Read the guide ↗Which CAPITAL letters show the main stress in “table”?
Answer: TAble
Stress syllable 1: TAble. Make it more prominent with a clear vowel and a little more length; keep the other syllables lighter. Capitals are a teaching cue, not IPA.
Which CAPITAL letters show the main stress in “doctor”?
Answer: DOCtor
Stress syllable 1: DOCtor. Make it more prominent with a clear vowel and a little more length; keep the other syllables lighter. Capitals are a teaching cue, not IPA.
Which CAPITAL letters show the main stress in “about”?
Answer: aBOUT
Stress syllable 2: aBOUT. Make it more prominent with a clear vowel and a little more length; keep the other syllables lighter. Capitals are a teaching cue, not IPA.
Which CAPITAL letters show the main stress in “begin”?
Answer: beGIN
Stress syllable 2: beGIN. Make it more prominent with a clear vowel and a little more length; keep the other syllables lighter. Capitals are a teaching cue, not IPA.
Which CAPITAL letters show the main stress in “banana”?
Answer: baNAna
Stress syllable 2: baNAna. Make it more prominent with a clear vowel and a little more length; keep the other syllables lighter. Capitals are a teaching cue, not IPA.
Which CAPITAL letters show the main stress in “computer”?
Answer: comPUter
Stress syllable 2: comPUter. Make it more prominent with a clear vowel and a little more length; keep the other syllables lighter. Capitals are a teaching cue, not IPA.
Which CAPITAL letters show the main stress in “photograph”?
Answer: PHOtograph
Stress syllable 1: PHOtograph. Make it more prominent with a clear vowel and a little more length; keep the other syllables lighter. Capitals are a teaching cue, not IPA.
Which CAPITAL letters show the main stress in “important”?
Answer: imPORtant
Stress syllable 2: imPORtant. Make it more prominent with a clear vowel and a little more length; keep the other syllables lighter. Capitals are a teaching cue, not IPA.
Which CAPITAL letters show the main stress in “photography”?
Answer: phoTOGraphy
Stress syllable 2: phoTOGraphy. Make it more prominent with a clear vowel and a little more length; keep the other syllables lighter. Capitals are a teaching cue, not IPA.
Which CAPITAL letters show the main stress in “education”?
Answer: eduCAtion
Stress syllable 3: eduCAtion. Make it more prominent with a clear vowel and a little more length; keep the other syllables lighter. Capitals are a teaching cue, not IPA.
Which CAPITAL letters show the main stress in “development”?
Answer: deVELopment
Stress syllable 2: deVELopment. Make it more prominent with a clear vowel and a little more length; keep the other syllables lighter. Capitals are a teaching cue, not IPA.
Which CAPITAL letters show the main stress in “opportunity”?
Answer: opporTUnity
Stress syllable 3: opporTUnity. Make it more prominent with a clear vowel and a little more length; keep the other syllables lighter. Capitals are a teaching cue, not IPA.
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