WORD STRESS

TECHNIQUES
Members:
• Noemi Huanca
• Dayana N. Morales
• Maria Micaela
Quintana
• Noelia Ríos
• Maira Zurita
 STRESS
#1 LOCATION
"DRAWING
Level: CIRCLES" 3. Ls
Instructions: can drew up a
Intermediate
Sudents can work 1. The teacher gives table, write down the
individually or in number of syllables
the Ls some words.
pairs. and stress location of
Teaching points: Help 2. Ls have to
each words within the
Ls to identify where recognize how many table .
is the stress pattern.
syllables have each
word and where is the
stress patterns
drawing circles.
 #2 HOMOGRAPHS
2.Then give a piece of square paper with

STRESS BINGO
Minimum Level: Intermediate
16 blanks.
Game Type: Students can work individually
(or in pairs).
Teaching point: Help Ss to contrast the
pronunciations and to remember the stress
How toand
pattern of nouns play?
verbs with the same
1.The teacher has to present 8 pairs of
spellings.
words.
E. Instructions:
g. 1.If the teacher says, ‘pre’sent’, you have to cross
out ‘’present (v.)’’.
2. If you cross out 4 blanks in a row horizontally,
vertically or diagonally, put up your hand.
STRESS DICTATION
#3

Level: Basic
Game Type:
Learners can work
in pairs or in
groups.
Teaching point:
Help learners Instructions:
recognize which 1. The teacher will distribute the
syllables in words blocks and lead the dictation.
are stressed. It also 2. Students will perform the activity in
helps students to pairs or groups.
 WORD MAZES
#4
Instructio
ns
Level: Pre-
intermediate
• Students must follow the correct
sequence of words to make their
way from the start of the maze to
the finish.
• Vertically or horizontally
connected to the previous word.
• Ls focus their attention on word
stress.
#5 WORD STRESS
PATTERNS FOR NOUNS
Topic: Design
AND VERBS
Level: Beginner Nouns are usually stressed in Verbs are usually stressed
to above the first syllable. in the second syllable.
Word stress Examples: Examples:
indicates which • Colour • Design
syllables are • Contrast • Prepare
stressed - or • Branding • Present
emphasised - in a • Image • Combine
• Template • Invert
word.
 Sources
• “3 Activities to Practise Word Stress.” The TEFL Academy, 8 Mar. 2022,
https://www.theteflacademy.com/blog/2018/06/3-activities-to-practise-word-stress/.
• Education, Faculty of. “Faculty of Education.” CUHK,
https://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/en/index.html.
• Trinity College London. "How to teach pronunciation 5: Understanding and teaching word
stress (2020. January 29). https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/how-to-teach-
pronunciation-5-understanding-and-teaching-word-stress
• T. (2016, 7 febrero). Word Mazes – Make a Good Word Stress Activity. ESL Games.
https://eslgames.com/word-mazes/
• My English Language. (2020, November 3). Syllables and Stress Patterns in English -
Word Stress & Sentence Stress. https://www.myenglishlanguage.com/linguistics-
language-guide/english-phonology/syllables-and-stress/