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What is word stress? Word stress is the emphasis we place in a specific syllable of a word when pronouncing it. In English words that have more than one syllable, we usually don’t pronounce every syllable with the same weight, so each syllable in a word can be stressed or unstressed.   In English we stress just one syllable in every word. We say that one syllable more loudly , we say it higher and we make it last longer .   Word stress is like a magic key to clear English. As you talk to people, listen to the news, watch movies, you must listen for and practice word stress. It will help you to understand what you hear and it will let others understand you.   Use an audio dictionary to listen to each of the words and mark which syllable gets the stress. Listen for the syllable that's a little louder and longer. You should practice to get it right.   Although English stress varies considerably, there are a few rules that will help you predict stre...