Word stress in two-syllable words

Ikki bo'g'inli so'zlarda urg'u

Ingliz tilida urg'uli bo'g'in balandroq, uzunroq va aniqroq aytiladi, urg'usiz bo'g'in esa qisqarib, ko'pincha shvaga aylanadi. O'zbek tilida urg'u odatda oxirgi bo'g'inga tushadi, ingliz tilida esa bunday qoida yo'q. Umumiy yo'nalish: ikki bo'g'inli otlar va sifatlarning ko'pchiligida urg'u birinchi bo'g'inda (TAble, HAPpy), fe'llarning ko'pchiligida esa ikkinchi bo'g'inda (beGIN, deCIDE). Ba'zi so'zlar urg'uga qarab ot yoki fe'l bo'ladi: a PREsent (sovg'a) – to preSENT (taqdim etmoq).

Tipik xato: O'zbekcha odat bo'yicha urg'uni oxirgi bo'g'inga qo'yish: "teaCHER", "hapPY", "offICE". Yoki ikkala bo'g'inni bir xil kuch bilan aytish — bunda so'z tushunarsiz bo'lib qoladi.

Misollar

  • TEACHer

    Ot — urg'u birinchi bo'g'inda.

  • OFFice

    "ofIS" emas.

  • beGIN

    Fe'l — urg'u ikkinchi bo'g'inda.

  • deCIDE

    Fe'l — ikkinchi bo'g'in.

  • a PREsent – to preSENT

    Ot va fe'l farqi urg'uda.

  • a REcord – to reCORD

    "I want to reCORD my answer."

  • hoTEL

    Istisno: ot bo'lsa ham urg'u ikkinchi bo'g'inda.

  • aBROAD

    Ikkinchi bo'g'in; birinchisi shva /ə/.

Minimal juftliklar

  • PREsent (noun) / preSENT (verb)
  • REcord (noun) / reCORD (verb)
  • OBject (noun) / obJECT (verb)
  • PROgress (noun) / proGRESS (verb)
  • DEsert (sahro) / desSERT (shirinlik)
  • CONtract (noun) / conTRACT (verb)

Mashq: ovoz chiqarib o'qing va yozib oling

  • My teacher gave me a present before I went abroad.

  • I've decided to record my answers every morning.

  • The office is in a modern building near the station.

  • We began the project in January and finished in April.

  • Could you explain the answer again, please?

  • I'm making good progress, but I need to practise more.

  • My mother works as a doctor in a busy hospital.