Stress
“Numbers”
To make the following numbers clear to the listener, you must put the stress on the correct syllable:
(Syllable: Unit of pronunciation uttered without interruption, forming the whole or part of a word and usually having one vowel sound often with consonant(s) before or after.)
Listen and Repeat:
Greg will say each number twice with the correct stress (the syllable in bold):
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“Teen”; “-ty”
13 thirteen; 30 thirty:
14 fourteen; 40 forty:
15 fifteen; 50 fifty:
16 sixteen; 60 sixty:
17 seventeen; 70 seventy:
18 eighteen; 80 eighty:
19 nineteen; 90 ninety.
