2.1 Primary and secondary stress

Question 1

example of a word with stress on the 1st syllable

Answer 1

‘n3:vəs

Question 2

example of word with stress on the 2nd sylable

Answer 2

di’miniS

Question 3

example of word with stress on the 3rd syllable

Answer 3

entə’tein

Question 4

When do vowel groups stay together?

Answer 4

When they form a diphthong or triphthong , as in “radio”

Question 5

When are vowel groups separated?

Answer 5

When they do not form a diphthong or triphthong, and there is a stress on one of the vowels

Question 6

example of a word with vowel group which is separated:

Answer 6

bi’-ology (la “i” y la “o” se separan)

Question 7

What happens with the consonantal groups: sp, st, sk?

Answer 7

They are not separated as in Spanish

Question 8

What happens when sp, st, sk are part of the tonic syllable?

Answer 8

The stroke is place before them: di’sputable, mini’sterial, e’scape

Question 9

What is secondary stress?

Answer 9

It is weaker when compared to the primary stress

Question 10

How is secondary stress notated in writing?

Answer 10

with the low mark: ,fəUtə’graefik

Question 11

When placing the secondary stress we have to take something into consideration:

Answer 11

that there should be at least two syllables of distance between the secondary and primary stresses