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8 English Word Stress Rules to Promote Clear Communication When you speak English, do you say the words evenly or  do you sing them ? You should be singing! No, I’m not talking about karaoke. What I mean is that your  intonation  and pitch should fluctuate (go up and down) You should produce some sounds longer than others. There should be a rhythm to English sentences.  It shouldn’t sound flat, monotone (all in the same tone) and boring! I know it sounds like an additional challenge, especially when  speaking English  is already difficult. However, when you pronounce every bit of a word and sentence with the same pitch, volume and length, it might make it difficult for native speakers to understand you. Let’s start with a real-life example.   ord Stress Matters In her head, this sentence was understandable to Saskia: “Dessert is my favorite thing!” But when she said this to a friend, a native English speaker, he looked confused and asked her: “Why? It’s ju

For The Candidates Who Want To Write An Exam, Read This: Common Opposites - Antonyms Vocabulary Word List More on Antonyms ▶ More Word Banks ▶ Table of Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z A absent - present abundant - scarce accept - decline, refuse accurate - inaccurate admit - deny advantage - disadvantage against - for agree - disagree alive - dead all - none, nothing ally - enemy always - never ancient - modern answer - question antonym - synonym apart - together appear - disappear, vanish approve - disapprove arrive - depart artificial - natural ascend - descend attic - cellar attractive - repulsive awake - asleep B backward - forward bad - good beautiful - ugly before - after begin - end below - above bent - straight best - worst better - worse, worst big - little, small bitter - sweet black - white blame - praise b