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.