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Intermediate 🗣️ Pronunciation
Word stress
Hear the difference and say it clearly.
1Learn
Every long word has one strong syllable. Get it wrong and people struggle to understand you even if every sound is right. Say the stressed syllable louder, longer and higher.
2Say and compare
Read each line aloud, slowly, then at normal speed. The note tells you what to listen for in your own voice.
comFORtable → COMF-tuh-bul3 beats, first is strong
deVELopmentstress on VEL
phoTOgraphy — PHOtographstress moves
HOtel? No — hoTEL
INteresting — IN-tres-ting
reCORD (verb) — REcord (noun)
3Practice quiz
Question 1 of 3Multiple choice
Where is the stress in ‘hotel’?
4Speaking challenge
Speaking challenge
Say each word 3 times, clapping on the strong syllable: hotel, comfortable, development, interesting, photography.
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Say it out loud. Nobody is listening — that’s the point. Mistakes are allowed.
Finish this lesson
Do the practice quiz above, then mark it complete.