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Word Stress & English Vowels - TESOL Community

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<strong>Stress</strong>: Components<br />

• What do you actually do to indicate the<br />

stress<br />

The vowel in the stressed ‘syllable’ (beat,<br />

usually having a vowel) is:<br />

– Longer (in duration)<br />

– Louder (in volume)<br />

– Higher (in pitch)<br />

– Clearer (in articulation)

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