Speaking: Pronunciation A2 - Lesson 4: Word Stress in Two-Syllable Words

A2

Word Stress

ការសង្កត់សូរស័ព្ទ (ពាក្យព្យាង្គពីរ)

🎯 Objective / គោលបំណង:

Most 2-syllable Nouns stress the 1st part. Most 2-syllable Verbs stress the 2nd part.

💬 Scenario: The Confusion

Teacher "Dara, did you reCORD the video?"

(Verb: Action of recording)

Dara (Confused) "Yes, I have the reCORD here."

(Wrong! He stressed the 2nd syllable for a Noun.)

Teacher "Ah, you mean you have the REcord."

(Correction: Noun stress is on the 1st syllable.)

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PREsent

Noun Rule (90%) នាម

Stress the 1st syllable.
Examples: CHI-cken, TA-ble, PEN-cil, RE-cord.

Verb Rule (90%) កិរិយាស័ព្ទ

Stress the 2nd syllable.
Examples: be-GIN, re-LAX, be-COME, re-CORD.

Listen & Identify

Listen: "ob-JECT" (Stress on 2nd)

A. Noun (A thing)

B. Verb (To disagree)

Listen: "CON-tract" (Stress on 1st)

A. Noun (A legal paper)

B. Verb (To get smaller)