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There are some recognised differences in word stress which depend on the variety of English
being used, for example:

o o O o Caribbean aluminium (British English) o O o o Caribbean aluminum (American English)

Three syllable words can be sorted into O o o (Saturday, hospital) and o O o (computer,

unhappy).
O o o o O o
Saturday computer

Hospital unhappy

Table. 10.1 Word stress position

Word Type of word Tendency Exceptions

stress on the first syllable
apple two-syllable nouns and hotel
table O o
adjectives lagoon
happy apple

the noun has stress on the first syllable
O o

suspect words which can be used as "You are the suspect!" respect

import both the verb has stress on the second witness
insult nouns and verbs syllable
o O
"I suspect you."

fairly equally balanced but with
stronger stress
hairbrush
compound nouns on the first part
football
O o
hairbrush

1. Look up the pronunciation of the following words in the dictionary. Practice
reading the words paying special attention to the vowels / ə / and / I / in the

unstressed syllables:

appointment statement

minutes China

Thailand Arabia

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