Syllable Stress: Stressing numbers with TEENs.

When counting the “teens”:  13, 14, 16, 17, 18, and 19, stress the SECOND syllable.  In other words, stress the TEEN.  Remember, stress means to make the syllable louder and longer than the others.

For example:

13 is pronounced thirTEEN

15 is pronounced fifTEEN

19 is pronounced nineTEEN