Word Stress

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Word Stress

In Spanish, adjectives are stressed more than nouns are. In English it's the opposite.

typical mistake:		should be:
That's a nice car.		That's a nice car.
He's an intelligent man.		He's an intelligent man.

Similarly, Spanish speakers tend to place the most stress in the first part of a phrase or sentence, whereas American stress the ending more. Remember to place the most emphasis on the last content word of each sentence.

typical mistake:		should be:
I drove my car.		I drove my car.
I went to the bank.		I went to the bank.

Other common word stress errors:

typical mistake:		should be:
I should go.		I should go.
Turn it off.		Turn it off.
UCLA.		UCLA.

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