Word stressHotel or hostel
Say: hoh-TEL. A building where travellers pay to stay.
We stayed in a hotel near the beach.
Say: HOS-tul. Shared rooms for students or travellers.
Arjun lives in the college hostel.
Remember: They look alike but stress differs: ho-TEL (end), HOS-tel (start). Hotel keeps the stress late, like a guest arriving late.
Short lessonStress & endingsIn longer words, one part is said more strongly. And the ending -ed can be said in three ways.