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Pronunciation Tip #2 – The “Music” of English

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Hi! Yesterday you learned about words with similar sounds in the English language. Today’s tip is ALWAYS to pay attention to the “music” of English. What’s the “music” of English? It is the rhythm of stress (“strong” syllables and “weak” syllables) in words and sentences. You probably already know that individual English words have a strong syllable: Eng lish – stress on the first syllable im prove – stress on the second syllable pro nun ci a tion – stress on the fourth syllable If you get the word stress wrong, the word can sound completely different and the other

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