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Welcome to Stress Simplified!
Why Stress Matters - An Overview of Stress in American English
How to Make Practicing Stress Part of Your Life
Get Feedback and Answers to Your Questions
Two Ways to Approach Practicing Stress
How to Track Your Progress on Your Own
Stress Simplified Guidebook - Let's Get Started
Stress Simplified Calendar
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Introduction to Word Stress
Introduction to Word Stress
Understand Pitch in English and Practice Pitch Variation
Exploring Pitch with Steps and Slides
How to Use Volume to Create Word Stress with Louder Syllables
Exploring Your Volume to Understand How Pitch and Volume Work Together
Why the Length of Stressed Syllables is So Important
Practical Exercises to Help You Learn and Remember Word Stress Patterns
Producing Natural-Sounding Syllables
Understanding the Differences Between Stressed, Unstressed, and Reduced Syllables
How Word Stress Can Help You Produce Natural-Sounding Vowels
Understanding Vowel Shaping and Off-Glides for Clear Stress and a Natural Accent
Practice Long Vowels and Diphthongs in American English
How to Vary Your Pitch and Link Syllables to Reduce Choppiness in Your Speech
Why You Need to Pay Extra Attention to One and Two Syllable Words
Why You Need to Exercise Your Mouth and Practice These Shapes
Stretch Your Mouth & Jaw to Improve How You Say Long Vowels and Diphthongs
Work on Word Stress Patterns
Get Started Working on Your Word Stress
How to Identify Word Stress with Online Dictionaries
Keeping Stress Simple - Primary and Secondary Stress
Practice Vowel Sounds and Stressed Syllables
Practice Vowel Sounds and Stressed Syllables
Practice Vowel Sounds and Stressed Syllables - PDF Guide
Creating Contrast Between Stressed and Unstressed and Reduced Syllables
/eɪ/ as in day
/i/ as in meet
/aɪ/ as in light
/oÊŠ/ as in road
/u/ as in food
/aÊŠ/ as in now
/ɔɪ/ as in toy
/æ/ as in fast
/É›/ as in red
/ɪ/ as in kid
/É‘/ as in stop
/É‘/ as in stop - New England Variation
/É”/ as in dog
/ʌ/ as in luck
/ÊŠ/ as in good
/Éœr/ as in learn
More Resources for Pronouncing Sounds in American English
Learning and Practicing Stress Patterns
Introduction to Stress Patterns
Guidelines for Stress Patterns
Practice Pitch Steps & Stress Patterns in Two- and Three-Syllable Words
Guidelines for Other Predictable Stress Patterns
Stress Patterns in Word Families
Guidelines for Word Partnerships
30 Day Boot Camp
Stress Simplified Boot Camp: Commit to a Daily Practice
Introduction to the Stress Simplified Boot Camp
Stress Simplified Boot Camp Calendar
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Day 11
Day 12
Day 13
Day 14
Day 15
Day 16
Day 17
Day 18
Day 19
Day 20
Day 21
Day 22
Day 23
Day 24
Day 25
Day 26
Day 27
Day 28
Day 29
Day 30
Create Your Own Vocabulary Lists for Stress Patterns
Master Stress Patterns: Practice Exercises
Practice Stress Patterns
Stress Patterns with IPA Transcriptions
Stress Pattern #1: Compound Nouns
Stress Pattern #2: Compound Proper Nouns
Stress Pattern #3: Days and Months
Stress Pattern #4: Holidays
Stress Pattern #5: Nouns and Verbs
Stress Pattern #6: Phrasal Verbs
Stress Pattern #7: Numbers
Stress Pattern #8: Noun-Noun Partnerships
Stress Pattern #9: Verb-Noun Partnerships
Stress Pattern #10: Adjective-Noun Partnerships
Stress Pattern #11: Noun and Noun Partnerships
Stress Pattern #12: Acronyms
Stress Pattern #13: -ion, -ian, or -ional
Stress Pattern #14: -ic or -ical
Stress Pattern #15: -ient, -ience, or -iency
Stress Pattern #16: -ial or -ual
Stress Pattern #17: -ible or -able
Stress Pattern #18: -ity or -ify
Stress Pattern #19: -ee
Stress Pattern #20: -ese
Stress Pattern #21: -eer
Stress Pattern #22: -esque
Stress Pattern #23: -ious, -eous, or -uous
Stress Pattern #24: -graph
Stress Pattern #25: -graphy or -grapher
Stress Pattern #26: -ology
Stress Pattern #27: -tique and -et
Stress Pattern #28: -ette
Stress Pattern #29: -ort
Stress Pattern #30: -oon
Stress Pattern #31: -ize
Stress Pattern #32: -ate
Practice Exercise for Personality Vocabulary and Word Stress
Bonus Video: 30 Words That Americans and Brits Stress Differently
Bonus Video: How to Stress the 50 States of the United States of America
How to Stress Words with Dropped, Disappearing, or Deleted Syllables
Practice Exercise: Words with Dropped, Disappearing, or Deleted Syllables
Sentence Stress
Introduction to Sentence Stress
Understanding Content and Function Words
Reducing Function Words
Weak Forms of Function Words
Weak Forms at a Glance
Create Contrast for the Natural Rhythm and Melody of English
Focus on Lengthening Stressed Syllables to Sound More American
Pitch Waves, Sentence Stress, and the Melody of English
Understanding Stress on Normal Sentences
Shift Stress to Make Your Meaning Clear
Connecting Sentence Stress and Intonation
More Sentence Stress Practice
Practice Exercise: Understanding Content and Function Words
Practice Exercise: Reducing Function Words
Practice Exercise: Weak Forms of Function Words
Practice Exercise: Understanding Stress in Normal Sentences
Practice Exercise: Shift Stress to Make Your Meaning Clear
Practice Exercise: Connecting Sentence Stress and Intonation
How to Say Contractions with Sentence Stress
Contractions and Sentence Stress Practice Exercises
How to Say Phrasal Verbs with Sentence Stress
Phrasal Verbs and Sentence Stress Practice Exercises
Phrasal Verbs and Introduction to Linking
How to Say Informal Contractions with Sentence Stress
Thought Groups and Chunking
Understanding Sentence Stress and Thought Groups
Thought Groups and Chunking
Stress Patterns and Chunking in Numbers
Practice Sentence Stress and Thought Groups
How to Practice Sentence Stress and Thought Groups on Your Own
Thought Groups Practice Exercise #1
Thought Groups Practice Exercise #2
Thought Groups Practice Exercise #3
Thought Groups Practice Exercise #4
Thought Groups Practice Exercise #5
Thought Groups Practice Exercise #6
Thought Groups Practice Exercise #7
Advanced Stress
Adjusting the Length of Stressed Syllables
Revisiting Different Levels of Stress in Words
Adding Syllables to Words - Prefixes and Suffixes
Advanced Stress in Phrases & Thought Groups
Choose Which Word to Stress the Most in a Phrase
Reflect On Your Progress
Delayed 30 days
Test Your Mastery of Stress Patterns
How to Measure Your Own Progress
Measure Your Own Progress - Reflection Questions [PDF Guide]
Share Your Feedback on Stress Simplified
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Word Stress in American English
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Stress Simplified
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Welcome to Stress Simplified!
Why Stress Matters - An Overview of Stress in American English
How to Make Practicing Stress Part of Your Life
Get Feedback and Answers to Your Questions
Two Ways to Approach Practicing Stress
How to Track Your Progress on Your Own
Stress Simplified Guidebook - Let's Get Started
Stress Simplified Calendar
Download the Stress Simplified Guidebook with Complete Transcripts
Want to start receiving the Stress Simplified emails again?
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Get Feedback on Stress and Thought Groups - Expires 06/01/2025
Introduction to Word Stress
Introduction to Word Stress
Understand Pitch in English and Practice Pitch Variation
Exploring Pitch with Steps and Slides
How to Use Volume to Create Word Stress with Louder Syllables
Exploring Your Volume to Understand How Pitch and Volume Work Together
Why the Length of Stressed Syllables is So Important
Practical Exercises to Help You Learn and Remember Word Stress Patterns
Producing Natural-Sounding Syllables
Understanding the Differences Between Stressed, Unstressed, and Reduced Syllables
How Word Stress Can Help You Produce Natural-Sounding Vowels
Understanding Vowel Shaping and Off-Glides for Clear Stress and a Natural Accent
Practice Long Vowels and Diphthongs in American English
How to Vary Your Pitch and Link Syllables to Reduce Choppiness in Your Speech
Why You Need to Pay Extra Attention to One and Two Syllable Words
Why You Need to Exercise Your Mouth and Practice These Shapes
Stretch Your Mouth & Jaw to Improve How You Say Long Vowels and Diphthongs
Work on Word Stress Patterns
Get Started Working on Your Word Stress
How to Identify Word Stress with Online Dictionaries
Keeping Stress Simple - Primary and Secondary Stress
Practice Vowel Sounds and Stressed Syllables
Practice Vowel Sounds and Stressed Syllables
Practice Vowel Sounds and Stressed Syllables - PDF Guide
Creating Contrast Between Stressed and Unstressed and Reduced Syllables
/eɪ/ as in day
/i/ as in meet
/aɪ/ as in light
/oÊŠ/ as in road
/u/ as in food
/aÊŠ/ as in now
/ɔɪ/ as in toy
/æ/ as in fast
/É›/ as in red
/ɪ/ as in kid
/É‘/ as in stop
/É‘/ as in stop - New England Variation
/É”/ as in dog
/ʌ/ as in luck
/ÊŠ/ as in good
/Éœr/ as in learn
More Resources for Pronouncing Sounds in American English
Learning and Practicing Stress Patterns
Introduction to Stress Patterns
Guidelines for Stress Patterns
Practice Pitch Steps & Stress Patterns in Two- and Three-Syllable Words
Guidelines for Other Predictable Stress Patterns
Stress Patterns in Word Families
Guidelines for Word Partnerships
30 Day Boot Camp
Stress Simplified Boot Camp: Commit to a Daily Practice
Introduction to the Stress Simplified Boot Camp
Stress Simplified Boot Camp Calendar
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Day 11
Day 12
Day 13
Day 14
Day 15
Day 16
Day 17
Day 18
Day 19
Day 20
Day 21
Day 22
Day 23
Day 24
Day 25
Day 26
Day 27
Day 28
Day 29
Day 30
Create Your Own Vocabulary Lists for Stress Patterns
Master Stress Patterns: Practice Exercises
Practice Stress Patterns
Stress Patterns with IPA Transcriptions
Stress Pattern #1: Compound Nouns
Stress Pattern #2: Compound Proper Nouns
Stress Pattern #3: Days and Months
Stress Pattern #4: Holidays
Stress Pattern #5: Nouns and Verbs
Stress Pattern #6: Phrasal Verbs
Stress Pattern #7: Numbers
Stress Pattern #8: Noun-Noun Partnerships
Stress Pattern #9: Verb-Noun Partnerships
Stress Pattern #10: Adjective-Noun Partnerships
Stress Pattern #11: Noun and Noun Partnerships
Stress Pattern #12: Acronyms
Stress Pattern #13: -ion, -ian, or -ional
Stress Pattern #14: -ic or -ical
Stress Pattern #15: -ient, -ience, or -iency
Stress Pattern #16: -ial or -ual
Stress Pattern #17: -ible or -able
Stress Pattern #18: -ity or -ify
Stress Pattern #19: -ee
Stress Pattern #20: -ese
Stress Pattern #21: -eer
Stress Pattern #22: -esque
Stress Pattern #23: -ious, -eous, or -uous
Stress Pattern #24: -graph
Stress Pattern #25: -graphy or -grapher
Stress Pattern #26: -ology
Stress Pattern #27: -tique and -et
Stress Pattern #28: -ette
Stress Pattern #29: -ort
Stress Pattern #30: -oon
Stress Pattern #31: -ize
Stress Pattern #32: -ate
Practice Exercise for Personality Vocabulary and Word Stress
Bonus Video: 30 Words That Americans and Brits Stress Differently
Bonus Video: How to Stress the 50 States of the United States of America
How to Stress Words with Dropped, Disappearing, or Deleted Syllables
Practice Exercise: Words with Dropped, Disappearing, or Deleted Syllables
Sentence Stress
Introduction to Sentence Stress
Understanding Content and Function Words
Reducing Function Words
Weak Forms of Function Words
Weak Forms at a Glance
Create Contrast for the Natural Rhythm and Melody of English
Focus on Lengthening Stressed Syllables to Sound More American
Pitch Waves, Sentence Stress, and the Melody of English
Understanding Stress on Normal Sentences
Shift Stress to Make Your Meaning Clear
Connecting Sentence Stress and Intonation
More Sentence Stress Practice
Practice Exercise: Understanding Content and Function Words
Practice Exercise: Reducing Function Words
Practice Exercise: Weak Forms of Function Words
Practice Exercise: Understanding Stress in Normal Sentences
Practice Exercise: Shift Stress to Make Your Meaning Clear
Practice Exercise: Connecting Sentence Stress and Intonation
How to Say Contractions with Sentence Stress
Contractions and Sentence Stress Practice Exercises
How to Say Phrasal Verbs with Sentence Stress
Phrasal Verbs and Sentence Stress Practice Exercises
Phrasal Verbs and Introduction to Linking
How to Say Informal Contractions with Sentence Stress
Thought Groups and Chunking
Understanding Sentence Stress and Thought Groups
Thought Groups and Chunking
Stress Patterns and Chunking in Numbers
Practice Sentence Stress and Thought Groups
How to Practice Sentence Stress and Thought Groups on Your Own
Thought Groups Practice Exercise #1
Thought Groups Practice Exercise #2
Thought Groups Practice Exercise #3
Thought Groups Practice Exercise #4
Thought Groups Practice Exercise #5
Thought Groups Practice Exercise #6
Thought Groups Practice Exercise #7
Advanced Stress
Adjusting the Length of Stressed Syllables
Revisiting Different Levels of Stress in Words
Adding Syllables to Words - Prefixes and Suffixes
Advanced Stress in Phrases & Thought Groups
Choose Which Word to Stress the Most in a Phrase
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Reflect On Your Progress
Test Your Mastery of Stress Patterns
How to Measure Your Own Progress
Measure Your Own Progress - Reflection Questions [PDF Guide]
Share Your Feedback on Stress Simplified
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