What it is: The “stronger” syllable in a word. What it’s for: Sound natural and be understood. Wrong stress can confuse listeners. Example: PREsent (noun) vs preSENT (verb)

• Many 2-syllable nouns/adjectives: stress first: TAble, HAPpy
• Many 2-syllable verbs: stress second: reLAX, deCIDE
• Words ending in -tion/-sion: stress the syllable before: eduCAtion

• Mark stress when learning new words: phoTOgraph, phoTOgrapher, photoGRAphic
• Clap on the stressed syllable.

• *stress* /stres/: trọng âm
• *syllable* /ˈsɪləbəl/: âm tiết
• *confuse* /kənˈfjuːz/: làm rối/nhầm