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Two-‐syllable nouns and adjectives
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In most two syllable nouns and adjectives, the first syllable takes on the stress.
LEARning SEAted ADvice STUdent
Two-‐syllable verbs and prepositions
Examples Your example
In most two syllable verbs and prepositions the stress is on the second syllable.
reCEIVE adVISE aLONG beTWEEN
Three-‐syllable in -‐er, -‐or, -‐ly Examples Your examples
The stress is placed on the first syllable.
DIRector ORderly MANager
Three-‐syllable words end in -‐y Examples Your examples
If there is a word that ends in a consonant or in a -‐y, then the first syllable gets the stress.
RArity HOliday BAkery
suffix tells its own stress story Examples Your examples
The stress is on the syllable just before the suffix. This applies to words of all syllable lengths.
-‐able: ADDable, DURable -‐ary: PRIMary, DIary, liBRary -‐cial: juDIcial, nonSOcial -‐cian: muSIcian, phySIcian -‐ery: BAkery, SCENery -‐graphy: bibliOgraphy -‐ial: iniTIal, juDICial -‐ian: coMEdian, ciVILian -‐ible: viSIble, terRIble, reSIstible -‐ic: plaTOnic, synTHEtic -‐ical: MAgical, LOgical, CRItical -‐ics: diaBEtics, paediAtrics -‐ion: classifiCAtion, vegeTAtion -‐ity: imMUnity, GRAvity, VAnity -‐ium: HElium, ALUminum -‐imum: MInimum, OPtimum -‐logy: BIology, CARdiology -‐tal: caPItal, reCItal
Words ending in ee, ese, ique, ette
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The primary stress is actually placed on the suffix.
-‐ee: jamborEE, guarantEE -‐eer: sightsEER, puppetEER -‐ese: JapanESE, cheESE -‐ette: cassETTE -‐ique: unIQUE, critIQUE
Prefixes Examples Your examples
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Usually, the prefix does not take the stress, but there are exceptions.
ex: EXample, EXplanation in: INside, INefficient, INterest mis: MIStake, MISspelled pre: PREcede, PREliminary
Stress on the penultimate syllable (count back two)
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You put stress on the second syllable from the end of the word, with words ending in ic, sion, tion, cy, ty.
iCONic exTENsion nuTRItion demoCRAcy TREAty
Stress on the anti-‐penultimate syllable (count back three)
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You put stress on the second syllable from the end of the word, with words ending in gy, phy, and al.
geOgraphy ALlergy NAUtical
