In the word "effort," the stress falls on the first syllable, which is "ef." This means that the vowel sound in the stressed syllable, the "e" in this case, is the stress vowel. In phonetics, this is often represented with a stress mark (ˈ) before the stressed syllable: /ˈɛf.ərt/.
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The stress is on the 'en' part. The remainder is not stressed.
No, the word condolences is actually stressed on the *second* syllable. Condolences.
It is very important, as in many languages. Which syllable to stress is indicated in good dictionaries. I can't think of a good example at the moment, but sometimes the wrong stress can alter the meaning of a word.
The unstressed vowel in the word "conference" is the second "e" sound, which is pronounced as the schwa sound /ə/. The schwa sound is the most common unstressed vowel sound in English and is often represented by the symbol /ə/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). In the word "conference," the stress falls on the first syllable "con-," making the following "fer" syllable unstressed.
The vowel with primary stress in the word "bamboo" is the second "a" sound.
The vowel with primary stress in the word "ceremony" is the first "e" - /ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni/.
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A mark above a vowel is called a diacritic or accent. It can change the pronunciation, stress or tone of the vowel.
The primary stress in the word "condolence" falls on the first syllable, specifically on the vowel "o". So, it is pronounced as CON-dolence.
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No, "lagoon" doesn't have a stressed vowel. The stress in "lagoon" falls on the first syllable, "la."
The difference in the vowel sounds is due to the syllable stress in each word. In "volcano," the stress falls on the first syllable "vol," making the "o" a long vowel sound. In "volcanic," the stress falls on the second syllable "can," making the "a" a short vowel sound. The placement of stress in a word can affect the pronunciation of vowels.
The stress is on the 'en' part. The remainder is not stressed.