Correct intonation and stress are the key to speaking english fluently with good pronunciation. intonation and stress refer to the music of the english language. words that are stressed are key to understanding and using the correct intonation brings out the meaning. The stress of a syllable changes the meaning of these words. one is a noun, the other is a verb. so there is an important difference in meaning that is made through correct word stress. there are lots of english words that are both verbs and nouns with just a syllable stress change, and i will share the most important ones with you coming up. In multi-syllable words, the stress falls on one of the syllables. the other syllables tend to be spoken quickly. this leads to sounds that are not clear (muted) on unstressed syllables. in order to improve your pronunciation, focus on pronouncing the stressed syllable clearly. To pronounce english words correctly and clearly you have to understand word stress (syllable stress), or ho...