HELP WITH WORD STRESS OF THESE PARTICULAR WORDS!

[acer1988]

I need some help on the stress of these particular words. I only know about word stress when referring to entire sentences not single words. I would be highly grateful if someone could help me out. Thanks.

Mark the stress on the word below. Example: hospital / understand

1. allow 2. prediction 3. controversial

4. photograph 5. photographic 6. photographer

7. prefer 8. preference 9. record (noun)

10. record (verb)

 

[Barb_D]

Welcome to Using English.

If you want American pronunciation, you can go to www.m-w.com and click on the little red microphone button to hear the words pronounced. I'm sure other online dictionaries offer this, but m-w is the one I use.

 

[BobK]

:hi: Looks suspiciously like homework to me: https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/forum-policies-guidelines/42350-homework-assignments.html Try a dictionary... ? ;-)

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[acer1988]

I'm looking for British pronunciation, but thank you!! This website can be of some use.

 

[acer1988]

Not homework, one of the sections from a pre-task application for an English course. I'm not looking for exact answers just some tips on how to tackle word stress on particular words.

 

[5jj]

Most good dictionaries will help. If you go to prediction noun - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus - Cambridge Dictionary Online

, for example, the entry for prediction begins:

prediction noun /prɪˈdɪk.ʃən/ [C or U]


There is a link to the spoken pronunciation of the word, and you have the phonemic transcription, though you don't even need that - the thing like an apostrophe before the second syllable tells that that it is that syllable that is stressed.

 

[acer1988]

Thanks!! you've helped me a lot. I'm sure with a little practise, I will get the hang of it.

 

[BobK]

I'm looking for British pronunciation, but thank you!! This website can be of some use.

A few years ago I wanted to use an Am E web page (as the stress, though not the pronunciation) is often the same. And I recorded some British articles to 'make the links work).

But it's a WAV file (not uploadable on this site) and the quality isn't great anyway. I'll try to tweak it a bit, and will post it tomorrow. (If I forget, remind me! ;-))

b

 

[Rover_KE]

This site demonstrates British and North American pronunciations side by side.

Rover

 

[BobK]

To judge from Rover's reply, you don't need this. But...

b

 

[emsr2d2]

Forvo can also help. It's not a dictionary, but a pronunciation site with millions of words in many different languages, including English of course! Pick a language, then search for a word. If it's there, you will find several different recordings of the word made my members of the public. You will usually find at least one BrE and one AmE recording of each word. If you're really (un)lucky, you'll find one of my recordings on there!

 

[acer1988]

Thanks to all of you! My first post and I received tons of help! You guys have really welcomed me.