1. The Power of Word Stress

Every English word with 2+ syllables has one stressed syllable (louder, longer, higher pitch). 

Rules of Word Stress: 

Try these: 

• PHOtograph (صورة) → phoTOgrapher (مصور) → photoGRAPHic (تصويري) 

2. Sentence Rhythm & Linking

English flows like music! We stress content words (nouns, verbs) and reduce function words (to, the, of). 

Example: 
“I want to go to the store for some milk.” 
(Only bold words get full stress) 

Linking Sounds: 

• “I wannago to the store for some milk.” 
  (Native speakers connect words smoothly) 

3. Common Stress Mistakes

❌ Arabic speakers often stress every word equally: 
“THE BOY WENT TO THE SCHOOL” → Sounds robotic 
✅ Natural: “The boy went to the school“ 

❌ Wrong syllable stress changes meaning: 

• CONtent (المحتوى) vs. conTENT (راضي) 

• REcord (سجل) vs. reCORD (يسجل) 

4. Practice Exercises
5. Mark the stressed syllable:

1. beautiful (جميل) → beau-___-ful 

1. understand (يفهم) → un-der-___ 

1. Listen & repeat these sentences with proper rhythm:

1. “She bought a new dress for the party.” 

1. “Can you pass the salt and pepper?” 

1. Identify the linking sounds:
   “Tell her I said hello” → Sounds like “Tell-er-I-sed hello”