QUY TẮC ĐÁNH TRỌNG ÂM

I. Đối với những từ có 2 âm tiết:

- Nếu là Động từ :
Hầu hết các động từ có 2 âm tiết có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2. Khi đọc từ lên bạn
sẽ dễ nhận thấy âm tiết thứ 2 sẽ được nhấn mạnh và vì thế sẽ được nhấn vào âm thứ 2
Ví dụ: be’gin, be’come, for’get, en’joy, dis’cover, re’lax, de’ny, re’veal,…

- Nếu là Danh từ hoặc Tính từ :

Cũng giống như động từ, danh từ và tính từ khi đọc lên nếu chú ý bạn sẽ thấy âm thứ
nhất sẽ được đọc là các âm mạnh hơn các âm thứ hai

=> Danh từ, tính từ thường được đọc trọng âm vào âm thứ 1

Ví dụ:‘children, ‘hobby, ‘habit, ‘labour, ‘trouble, ‘standard…

NOTE: (ngoại lệ)
- Những từ kết thúc bằng y mà phát âm là:
+ y -/i/  trọng âm rơi vào âm 1: baby, many, study,...
+ y-/ai/  trọng âm rơi vào âm 2: deny, reply, supply,..
- Trạng từ = Pre(giới từ) + N tạo thành thì trọng âm rơi vào danh từ N
VD: inside, upstair, toward, behind, ...
NOTE:  Với từ vừa là động từ vừa là danh từ: N1’ ; V 2’
‘answer, ‘enter, ‘happen, ‘offer, ‘open…
TRỌNG ÂM KHÔNG RƠI VÀO CÁC TỪ PHÁT ÂM LÀ: /i/ và /∂/ (ơ)

II. Trọng âm đứng ngay trước các âm sau: ity, ety, ic,ics, ical,ive,ative, able,
ible, tion,sion, tional, sional
- ity: ability, possibility, simplicity, complexity.
- ety: society, anxiety
- ic, ics: electric, phonetic, athletics
- ical: historical, electrical, economical, identical
- ive: impressive, possessive
- ative: predicative, causative, superlative
- able: countable, recognizable
- ible: comprehensible, indefensible
- tion, tional: demonstration, dictation, conditional, educational
- sion, sional: profession, impression, occasional
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* Ngoại lệ: politic, catholic, Arabic, adjective, transitive, intransitive, positive,
honorable, comfortable, miserable, admirable, valuable, inexorable
 III. Trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ ba kể từ âm tiết cuối của các từ có tận cùng
như: ate, ary, tude, ogy, sophy, aphy, metry, nomy,
- ate: concentrate, execrate, generate
- tude: grattitude, solitude, attitude
- ogy: physiology, geology (địa chất học), phonology, phyciology
- sophy: philosophy
- aphy: biography, photography, autobiography
- metry: geometry, photometry
- nomy: economy, physiognomy
- ary: unnecessary,..

IV. Những từ có 3 âm tiết, âm thứ 3 đọc là: /e/, /æ/, trọng âm rơi vào chính nó
VD: understand, comprehend, recommend, represent, ...

V. Trọng âm thường rơi vào các âm sau: ese, aire, ique, ee, eer, ette, esque, oo,
oon , ain,

- ade: lemonade, promenade

- ee: trainee, payee, disagree, employee, guarantee
- eer: volunteer, pioneer
- ese: Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese
- ette: usherette, cigarette, silhouette (“h” câm), statuette.
- esque: statuesque, picaresque, picturesque [“que” câm, nhấn “es”]
- oo: bamboo, shampoo
- oon: typhoon, saloon
- aire: millionaire,
Ngoại lệ: com’mittee, ‘coffee, em’ployee…

VI. Danh từ ghép: N+N, trọng âm rơi vào danh từ thứ nhất.
VD: sportman, batman, raincoat, schoolbag,..
 PRACTICE
A
1. A. technical B. introduce C. villager D. family
2. A. technology B. important C. popularity D. impossible
3. A. result B. hardly C. method D. farmer
4. A. medical B. knowledge C. possible D. resurface
5. A. farmer B. farewell C. factory D. fairy
6. A. cattle B.country C. canal D. cover
7. A. money B. machine C. many D. mother
8. A. borrow B. agree C. await D. prepare
9. A. suggest B. manage C. visit D. listen
10. A. interesting B. direction C. knowledge D. narrow

B
1. A. decide B. educate C. supply D. provide
2. A. ocean B. divide C. modem D. water
3. A. pacific B. satellite C. century D. animal
4. A. temperature B. photograph C. information D. consequence
5. A. organism B. investigate C. diversity D. technology
6. A. carnivore B. difference C. scientist D. environment
7. A. condition B. habitat C. accident D. paragraph
8. A. entrapment B. gestation C. population D. intelligent
9. A. shortage B. complete C. release D. increase
10. A. mysterious B. medicine C. discover D. description
11. A. seafood B. pollute C. mammal D. proper
12. A. destroy B. planet C. farmer D. forest
13. A. destruction B. movement C. important D. appearance
14. A. national B. establish C. tropical D. interest
15. A. variety B. temperate C. pagoda D. excursion

C
1. A. refusal B. acceptance C. suitable D. minority
2. A. endanger B. invade C. invite D. fauna
3. A. recognize B. contaminate C. orphanage D. everglade
4. A. survival B. wilderness C. dependent D. intention
5. A. composer B. artistic C. funeral D. musician
6. A. express B. classical C. occasion D. emotion
7. A. atmosphere B. entertain C. industry D. joyfulness
8. A. popular B. different C. integral D. expression
9. A. solemn B. express C. succeed D. event
10. A. anthem B. lyric C. excite D. celebrate
11. A. cinema B. character C. calendar D. disaster
12. A. century B. thriller C. detective D. photograph
 13. A. cartoon B. fiction C. fascinate D. horror
14. A. voyage B. suppose C. tragic D. iceberg
15. A. champion B. passionate C. equipment D. tournament

D
1. A. international B. information C. elimination D. competition
2. A. retire B. compete C. announce D. trophy
3. A. considers B. popular C. organize D. continent
4. A. promote B. defeat C. hero D. postpone
5. A. involve B. honor C. final D. nation
6. A. historic B. national C. unusual D. cathedral
7. A. district B. control C. global D. cover
8. A. population B. information C. metropolitan D. gallery
9. A. sickness B. cancer C. purpose D. conserve
10. A. forester B. policy C. erosion D. vegetable
11. A. finance B. temperate C. poisoning D. abandon
12. A. attention B. appropriate C. terrible D. non-verbal
13. A. according B. informality C. expensive D. acceptable
14. A. assistance B. consider C. politely D. complement
15. A. marvelous B. argument C. bamboo D. maximum

E
1. A. departure B. seperate C. necessary D. wrongdoing
2. A. science B. knowledge C. under D. around
3. A. service B. decade C. server D. begin
4. A. answer B. study C. extend D. marry
5. A. elephant B. dinosaur C. buffalo D. mosquito
6. A. abnormal B. initial C. innocent D. impatient
7. A significant B. convenient C. fashionable D. traditional
8. A. catastrophe B. agriculture C. dictionary D. supervisor
9. A settle B. protect C. compose D. relate
10. A. admire B. honor C. title D. difficult
11. A. describe B. struggle C. political D. society
12. A. independence B. politician C. immortality D. different
13. A. comfort B. nation C. apply D. moment
14. A. ashamed B. position C. begin D. enemy
15. A. influential B. creative C. introduction D. university

F
1. A. realize B. improve C. possible D. comfortable
2. A. important B. especially C. prefer D. influence
3. A. mineral B. example C. diamond D. popular
4. A. republic B. collector C. situation D. inscription
5. A. protection B. separate C. develop D. encourage
6. A. recognize B. stimulate C. activity D. adult
7. A. intelligent B. direct C. desire D. satisfactory
8. A. relationship B. command C. vocabulary D. island
9. A. define B. idea C. express D. figure
10. A. suppose B. expect C. unusual D. literary
11. A. individual B. reputation C. experience D. scientific
12. A. profit B. suggest C. surrender D. report
13. A. career B. majority C. continue D. education
14. A. vocational B. employer C. minority D. reasonable
15. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise

G
1. A. redundant B. harmony C. grammatical D. essential
2. A. absolute B. accuracy C. obvious D. original
3. A. machine B. enthusiast C. replace D. fortune
4. A. influence B. modern C. consider D. different
5. A. contain B. poisonous C. chemical D. scientist
6. A. discover B. unhealthy C. amount D. realize
7. A. avoid B. gesture C. permit D. exact
8. A. forefinger B. precise C. specific D. computer
9. A. involved B. equal C. machine D. eventual
10. A. operation B. official C. community D. efficiency
11. A. unemployed B. necessity C. generosity D. represent
12. A. furious B. wonderful C. reaction D. honesty
13. A. return B. lottery C. reward D. immediate
14. A. carpenter B. revise C. ignore D. traditional
15. A. necessary B. achieve C. poetic D. communicate

H
1. A. number B. eager C. special D. affair
2. A. feeling B. believe C. ready D. easy
3. A. acquaintance B. interest C. capable D. sympathy
4. A. experience B. embarrass C. floppy D. embrace
5. A. idol B. video C. birthday D. imagine
6. A. cotton B. happen C. extreme D. quickly
7. A. candle B. finish C. family D. anniversary
8. A. relation B. together C. successful D. celebrate
9. A. golden B. adult C. perhaps D. future
10. A. volunteer B. nation C. college D. hospital
11. A. orphanage B. participate C. vacation D. remote
12. A. comfort B. area C. happiness D. believe
13. A. illiteracy B. province C. primary D. country
14. A. eradicate B. minority C. campaign D. ethnic
15. A. highland B. northern C. village D. effective

I
1. A. hobby B. guitar C. modest D. common
2. A. discarded B. successful C. profitably D. accomplished
3. A. ignorant B. continual C. gigantic D. indulge
4. A. occupy B. admire C. organize D. classify
5. A. category B. regular C. relative D. equipment
6. A. enjoyable B. recreation C. pursuit D. decision
7. A. sophisticated B. painting C. interesting D. popular
8. A. household B. television C. entertainment D. music
9. A. undertaken B. population C. karaoke D. spectator
10. A. pastime B. enormous C. activity D. important
11. A. precise B. cosmonaut C. gravity D. carry
12. A. caption B. reaction C. mission D. tension
13. A. investigate B. achievement C. uncertainty D. milestone
14. A. occur B. spacious C. challenge D. human
15. A. national B. react C. weightless D. failure

J
1. A. study B. reply C. apply D. rely
2. A. deficiency B. deficit C. reference D. deference 
3. A. employee B. referee C. committee D. refugee 
4. A. tenant B. common C. rubbish D. machine 
5. A. company B. atmosphere C. customer D. employment 
6. A. animal B. bacteria C. habitat D. pyramid 
7. A. neighbor B. establish C. community D. encourage 
8. A. investment B. television C. provision D. protection
9. A. writer B. teacher C. builder D. career 
10. A. decision B. deceive C. decisive D. decimal 
11. A obvious B notorious C credulous D numerous
12. A dialect B diagram C diagonal D diamond
13. A Europe B monument C province D minority
14. A obsolete B complete C compete D deplete
15. A consent B obstinacy C condolence D equality

K
1, A. company B. official C. Australia D. encounter
2, A. catalogue B. solidify C. marvelous D. militant
3, A. decision B. reference C. refusal D. important
4, A. favorable B. talkative C. successful D. beautiful
5, A. although B. bracket C. knowledge D. neighbor
6. A. address B. millionaire C. believe D. mislead
7. A. estimate B. medical C. advice D. vegetables
8. A. addition B. exemplify C. incredible D. candle
9. A. aesthetic B. particular C. disease D. acceptability
10. A. competition B. annual C. final D. stimulate
11.A. performance B. celebration C. remember D. announce
12.A. apologize B. difficulty C. enjoyment D. remember
13.A. instead B. interesting C. expected D. resources
14.A. figure B. double C. different D. support
15. A. research B. decrease C. available D. government

L
1. A. wonder B. pyramid C. treasure D. belongings
2. A. surpass B. spiral C. propose D. mysterious 
3. A. theory B. chamber C. consist D. structure 
4. A. impress B. language C. treasure D. private 
5. A. together B. pyramid C. reminder D. appointment 
6. A. decorate B. pagoda C. relative D. calendar
7. A. celebration B. traditional C. entertainment D. preparation
8. A. between B. banner C. color D. special 
9. A. computer B instant C appliance D machine
10.A European B spacecraft C century D traveler
11.A report B profit C surrender D suggest 
12. A geothermal B. environment C. alternative D. pollutant
13 A. scientist B. industry C. agriculture D. potential
14A. interference B. consequences C. electricity D. entertainment
15A. preserve B. devastate C. endanger D. release

M
1.A. technology B. competitive C. facsimile D. document
2.A. courteous B. subscribe C. service D. customer
3.A. transit B. transmit C. transact D. translate
4.A. capacity B. communal C. secure D. imagine
5.A. installation B. disadvantage C. dissatisfied D. disappointed
6.A. protect B. prohibit C. pollute D. cultivate
7.A. agriculture B. extinction C. environment D. establishment
8.A. nature B. dangerous C. interfered D. devastating
9.A. capture B. discharge C. survive D. extinct
10A. fertilizer B. interference C. maintenance D. offspring
11.A. energy B. exhausted C. natural D. plentiful
12.A. electricity B. geothermal C. alternative D. radiation
13.A. available B. potential C. unlimited D. infinite
14.A. release B. supplies C. nuclear D. convenient
15.A. ecologist B. fertilizer C. dangerous D. scientist

N
1. A proverb B policy C confirm D monetary
2. A dactyl B dacoit C dacron D dacha
3.A reluctant B significant C executive D maintenance
4. A approval B describe C convey D testimony
5. A obstacle B government C dismiss D courage
6. A gadabout B quackery C dacoity D dactylus
7. A horrified B Notice C Amazement D Evening
8.A paper B tibit C yahoo D xebec
9. A employment B dependent C courageous D burglary
10. A Coma B nubble C indite D beacon
11. A trigonometry B explanatory C immediately D democracy 
12. A legislature B repository . C magnificent D mistake
13.A argumentative B psychological C contributory D hypersensitive
14. A photograph B payroll C accent D regretful
15. A majority B ceremony C astronomy D investiture

O
1. A.reduce B.offer C.apply D.persuade
2. A.inventor B.physicist C.president D.property
3. A.potential B.volunteer C.understand D.recommend
4. A.congratulate B.development C.preferential D.preservative
5. A.economy B.communicate C.unemployment D.particular
6. A.elephant B.dinosaur C.buffalo D.mosquito
7. A.abnomal B.initial C.innocent D.impatient
8. A.significant B.convenient C.fashionable D.traditional
9. A.catastrophe B.agriculture C.dictionary D.supervisor 
10. A.settle B.protect C.compose D.relate

P
1. A. equality B. difficulty C. simplicity D. discovery
2. A. tenant B. common C. rubbish D. machine
3. A. animal B. bacteria C. habitat D. pyramid
4. A. writer B. teacher C. builder D. career
5. A. company B. atmosphere C. customer D. employment
6. A. appear B. apply C. attend D. anthem
7. A. geometry B. opposite C. geography D. endanger
8. A. photographer B. community C. circumstance D. considerate
9. A. location B. festival C. scenery D. atmosphere
10. A. receive B. recent C. remote D. prevent

Q
1. A. adventure B. advantage C. advertise D. adverbial
2. A. imagine B. inhabit C. continue D. disappear
3. A. periodic B. electric C. contagious D. suspicious
4. A. organism B. prevention C. attraction D. engagement
5. A. popularity B. politician C. documentary D. laboratory
6. A. hospital B. mischievous C. supportive D. special
7. A. family B. whenever C. obedient D. solution
8. A. biologist B. generally C. responsible D. security 
9. A. confident B. important C. together D. exciting 
10. A. possible B. university C. secondary D. suitable

R
1. A. partnership B. romantic C. actually D. attitude
2. A. believe B. marriage C. response D. maintain
3. A. summary B. different C. physical D. decision
4. A. attractiveness B. traditional C. generation D. American
5. A. certain B. couple C. decide D. equal
6. A. attract B. person C. signal D. instance
7. A. verbal B. suppose C. even D. either 
8. A. example B. consider C. several D. attention
9. A. situation B. appropriate C. informality D. entertainment
10. A. across B. simply C. common D. brother