THESE WORDS HAVE THE STRONG STRESS ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE

4. 2 syllables: these words have the strong stress on the first syllable: novel, chapter, bookshop, author, index,

genre, story, title, fiction, thriller, hardback, ebook, sentence, contents, reader; this word has the strong stress on

the second syllable: romance. 3 syllables: these words and phrases have the strong stress on the first syllable: page

number, paperback, library, character, paragraph, poetry, children’s book, literature, fantasy; these words and

phrases have the strong stress on the middle syllable: non-fiction, front cover, back cover, translation, quotation.

4 syllables: this word has the strong stress on the second syllable: biography; these words and phrases have the

strong stress on the third syllable: introduction, illustration, science fiction. 6 syllables: this word has the strong

stress on the fourth syllable: autobiography.