THESE PLACES HAVE THE STRONG STRESS ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE
4. 2 syllables: these places have the strong stress on the first syllable: Belfast, Oxford, Norwich, Bristol, England,
Cardiff, Bournemouth, London, Greenwich, Orkney, Cambridge, Scotland; these places have the strong stress on
the second syllable: Land’s End, Brick Lane, Stonehenge, Loch Ness, Skegness. 3 syllables: these places have the
strong stress on the first syllable: Manchester, Hathersage, Wimbledon, Lake District, Edinburgh; these places have
the strong stress on the middle syllable: Giant’s Causeway, Great Britain, Llandudno; these places have the strong
stress on the third syllable: Hadrian’s Wall, John o’Groats, Aberdeen, Norfolk Broads, Clumber Park. 4 syllables:
this place has the strong stress on the second syllable: Snowdonia; these places have the strong stress on the third
syllable: Northern Ireland, English Channel, Alton Towers, Sherwood Forest; this place has the strong stress on the
fourth syllable: Cardigan Bay. 5 syllables: this place has the strong stress on the fourth syllable: United Kingdom.
6 syllables: this place has the strong stress on the fifth syllable: Stratford-upon-Avon.