Orals: Emphatic Stress and Rhyming - SS1 English Lesson Note

An emphatic stress can be placed on any word within a sentence to show the significance of that word in the overall meaning of the sentence. There are a few ways to create emphatic stress. One way is to use a louder voice. Another way is to use a longer pause before or after the emphasized word or phrase. You can also use a rising or falling intonation.

Example of emphatic stress:

"I can't believe you did that!" (The word "can't" is emphasized to show how surprised or shocked the speaker is.)

"The test is tomorrow!" (The word "test" is emphasized to show how important the test is.)

Using emphatic stress effectively:

• Use it sparingly. Too much emphatic stress can make you sound like you are shouting or being aggressive.

Use it to make a point. Emphatic stress should be used to emphasize the most important information in your message.

Use it to add emphasis. Emphatic stress can be used to add emphasis to anything you are saying, even if it is not the most important information.

Definition of Rhyme: 

Rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds, usually, the exact same phonemes, in the final stressed syllables and any following syllables of two or more words. This is simply when words end with the same sound.

Examples,

go – know

do –sue

cow – how