Posted by alyssia on Monday, February 25, 2008 at 6:33pm.
It's the vowel in the syllable of a word that is pronounced more loudly than the other(s). I'll indicate the stressed syllable in the words below in CAPS. The vowel in that syllable is the stressed vowel.
in HER ent
DIF fer ent
SAD ly
oc CUR
If you have specific words you have questions about, please repost.
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