Q1.In following sentences underline the stressed syllables in each?
1.I know why he wanted to see you.
2.What’s the time?
3.Don’t forget to turn out the light!
4.It’s another beautiful day today.
Q2.In the following sentences underline the unstressed syllables in each?
a) Once upon a time, there was an old woman…
b) In the light of the above statement, I shall abstain from voting.
c) Good morning. How can I help you?
d) I’m away for the rest of the week.
someone please help me in stress and unstressed its very urgent
Rahila -- YOU need to let us know what YOU THINK first. Then someone here will be able to help you.
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i am so much confused please if u know reply thanks
Please read what MattsRiceBowl wrote here yesterday:
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The main problem is that we do not know what you have been taught or not taught. We need to see what YOU THINK the stressed and unstressed syllables are, but even then, your assignment may or may not be clear to us.
DrWLS has a very good suggestion here:
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Sure, I'll be happy to help you with stress and unstressed syllables.
In order to determine the stressed and unstressed syllables in a word, you need to understand the concept of syllables and stress patterns. A syllable is a single unit of pronunciation containing a vowel sound. Stressed syllables are pronounced louder, longer, and with more emphasis, while unstressed syllables are pronounced more quickly and with less emphasis.
Now, let's go through the sentences you provided and identify the stressed and unstressed syllables.
1) I know why he wanted to see you.
The stressed syllables are: know, why, want, see.
The unstressed syllables are: I, he, ed, to, you.
2) What’s the time?
The stressed syllables are: What, time.
The unstressed syllables are: ’s, the.
3) Don’t forget to turn out the light!
The stressed syllables are: don't, for, turn, light.
The unstressed syllables are: n't, get, to, out, the.
4) It’s another beautiful day today.
The stressed syllables are: an, beau, day, to, day.
The unstressed syllables are: It's, oth, ful, to.
a) Once upon a time, there was an old woman...
The stressed syllables are: once, up, on, time, old, woman.
The unstressed syllables are: a(n), was, an.
b) In the light of the above statement, I shall abstain from voting.
The stressed syllables are: light, state, abst, vot.
The unstressed syllables are: in, of, the, a, from.
c) Good morning. How can I help you?
The stressed syllables are: good, morn, can.
The unstressed syllables are: I, how, I, you.
d) I’m away for the rest of the week.
The stressed syllables are: a, way, rest, week.
The unstressed syllables are: I'm, for, the, of.
To identify the stressed and unstressed syllables, it helps to break down each word into syllables and determine which syllable is stressed based on pronunciation. Remember that stress patterns can vary depending on regional accents and individual speech patterns.