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How to remember words with a difficult stress
At least once each of us has had difficulty pronouncing words. Today's edition. "Site" He invites you to test your skills in Russian and find out how to properly stress the word. We picked it up. ten words with a hard accent We will tell you why these words are pronounced this way and not otherwise.
Especially for air workers and radio announcers it is very important to pronounce the words correctly, so as not to blunder in front of a million audience of viewers and listeners. I must admit that it is difficult to accept certain norms of the Russian language, but they are easy to remember, at least out of dislike for them.
Absolutely all dictionaries of the Russian language consider the emphasis on the fourth syllable in the word “inquire”. The only correct stress falls on the second syllable. The first word comes from the words: knowledge, information.
In Russian, in the process of changing the word stress can move from one to another syllable. Formed from the word “cannot”, the word “donelzya” is pronounced with emphasis on the second syllable.
In the book “Russian verbal stress” M. V. Zarva is recommended to put stress on the first syllable. Interestingly, the word is formed in the name of the noun “berries”. The peculiarities of this word are that there are some dictionaries, such as the “Orthographic Dictionary of the Russian Language” by I. L. Reznichenko. They allow the emphasis on the third syllable, but these dictionaries are in the minority. Ether employees are advised to remember the first option.
In the accentological dictionary, we find the word “open” with emphasis on the second syllable. Even when changing the temporal forms of the word, the emphasis is retained: uncorked, uncorked, uncorked - all words have a second syllable.
All dictionaries of the Russian language fixed the only correct accent on the second syllable in the word "quarter". However, in the “Big Explanatory Dictionary” of the Russian language edited by S. Kuznetsov, you can find an option with an emphasis on the first syllable. It indicates that this option is permissible in the vocabulary of accountants, and the norm of the Russian language is not.
In this case, linguists have no disagreement about the accent. In the word "relief" it always falls on the last syllable. There is no test word, so we advise you to remember a short two-word.
As much as we would like to emphasize the first syllable in the word "shell", it is correct to say this word with emphasis on the second syllable. Although both variants correspond to the modern literary norm, the word with an emphasis on the letter "y" is recommended to be used by ether workers. This is stated in the book “Russian verbal stress” by M. V. Zarva.
The word apostrophe is a term rarely used in colloquial speech. This is why you can often find incorrect pronunciation. The emphasis is always placed on the last syllable. In very old dictionaries you can see that once the emphasis was placed on the second syllable, but this form is outdated.
If you are in doubt, you can check the word “exhaust” with one root “exhaust”. In orthoepic dictionaries it is difficult to find an unambiguous version. M. V. Zarva offers pronunciation with emphasis on the third syllable, while Tikhonova, Kuznetsov, Reznichenko give examples with emphasis on the letter “e”.
The verbal noun “strengthening” is pronounced with emphasis on the second syllable. The emphasis persists in all case forms of the word. It is used only in the singular.
So, I hope that the article was useful for you, and you will remember even the most hated accents in words. It’s never too late to learn something new, especially when it comes to vocabulary.
Especially for air workers and radio announcers it is very important to pronounce the words correctly, so as not to blunder in front of a million audience of viewers and listeners. I must admit that it is difficult to accept certain norms of the Russian language, but they are easy to remember, at least out of dislike for them.
Absolutely all dictionaries of the Russian language consider the emphasis on the fourth syllable in the word “inquire”. The only correct stress falls on the second syllable. The first word comes from the words: knowledge, information.
In Russian, in the process of changing the word stress can move from one to another syllable. Formed from the word “cannot”, the word “donelzya” is pronounced with emphasis on the second syllable.
In the book “Russian verbal stress” M. V. Zarva is recommended to put stress on the first syllable. Interestingly, the word is formed in the name of the noun “berries”. The peculiarities of this word are that there are some dictionaries, such as the “Orthographic Dictionary of the Russian Language” by I. L. Reznichenko. They allow the emphasis on the third syllable, but these dictionaries are in the minority. Ether employees are advised to remember the first option.
In the accentological dictionary, we find the word “open” with emphasis on the second syllable. Even when changing the temporal forms of the word, the emphasis is retained: uncorked, uncorked, uncorked - all words have a second syllable.
All dictionaries of the Russian language fixed the only correct accent on the second syllable in the word "quarter". However, in the “Big Explanatory Dictionary” of the Russian language edited by S. Kuznetsov, you can find an option with an emphasis on the first syllable. It indicates that this option is permissible in the vocabulary of accountants, and the norm of the Russian language is not.
In this case, linguists have no disagreement about the accent. In the word "relief" it always falls on the last syllable. There is no test word, so we advise you to remember a short two-word.
As much as we would like to emphasize the first syllable in the word "shell", it is correct to say this word with emphasis on the second syllable. Although both variants correspond to the modern literary norm, the word with an emphasis on the letter "y" is recommended to be used by ether workers. This is stated in the book “Russian verbal stress” by M. V. Zarva.
The word apostrophe is a term rarely used in colloquial speech. This is why you can often find incorrect pronunciation. The emphasis is always placed on the last syllable. In very old dictionaries you can see that once the emphasis was placed on the second syllable, but this form is outdated.
If you are in doubt, you can check the word “exhaust” with one root “exhaust”. In orthoepic dictionaries it is difficult to find an unambiguous version. M. V. Zarva offers pronunciation with emphasis on the third syllable, while Tikhonova, Kuznetsov, Reznichenko give examples with emphasis on the letter “e”.
The verbal noun “strengthening” is pronounced with emphasis on the second syllable. The emphasis persists in all case forms of the word. It is used only in the singular.
So, I hope that the article was useful for you, and you will remember even the most hated accents in words. It’s never too late to learn something new, especially when it comes to vocabulary.
