(1)

• a word can only have 1 stress.
  • in a very long word, you may have a secondary stress.
• only vowels are stressed, not consonants.
  • the vowels include in english, a-e-i-o-u.

(2)

• words that end in consonants and in y → the first syllable gets the stress.
  • fa/mily
  • op/timal
  • si/lly
  • beau/tiful

(3)

• words ending in er, or, or ly → the 1st syllable gets the stress.
  • do/ctor
  • or/derly
  • ma/nager

(4)

• 2 syllable nouns and adjectives → the 1st syllable takes on the stress.
  • sam/ple
  • ta/ble
  • dai/nty
  • pre/tty

(5)

• 2 syllable nouns and prepositions → the 2nd syllable takes on the stress.
  • rel\ax
  • con\ceive
  • a\mong
  • to\wards