stress rules

Some stress rules One word has only one stress We can only stress vowel, not consonant Stress position (on) rst the syllable Oo Word form most syllable nouns most syllable adjectives penultimate syllable ooOo (= the second syllable form the end) suffix: -ic Exceptions Examples present, export, China, table, city, ruler, machine, mistake, advise, rely, thirteen… matter, poster, butcher, carpet… happy, lucky, clever, angry, hungry, alone modern, trouble, crazy, handsome, busy, pretty… graphic, geographic, geologic, picnic, arabic, catholic, lunatic, politics machenic, garlic, specific,electric, static, pacific, statistic, comic, robotic, stragetic, domestic, economic, diplomatic, terrific, sympathetic, politic… -ical mathematical, political, electrical, musical, mechanical, practical… -sion comprehension, conversion, decision, permission, conclusion, mission, accession, division, collision, sucession… -tion intonation, caution, option, congratulation, population, destination, observation, recognition, expectation,computation, destruciton, calculation… Page television -ial/ -ially artificial/ artificially, essential/ essentially, official, social, presidential, facial, commercial… -ance, -ence, -ant, -ent important, attendance, independent… -ian -ience, -ient -iar, -ior, -ia -eous, -ious, -ous -ory, -ury, -ular antepenultimate syllable (= the third syllable from the end) oOoo -cious, -tious, -xious suffix: -cy -ty -phy -gy the last syllable oooO -al -tive most syllable verbs librarian, musician, politician… efficient, conscience… familiar, interior, criteria… simultaneous, spontaneous, compendious, various, dangerous, famous, tremendous… memory, factory, injury, mercury, regular, particular precious, infectious, anxious… democracy, agency, geology, fluency… dependability, ability, nationality, opportunity, necessity, community, activity, quality, equality, simplicity… photography, geography… methodology, technology, physiology, biology, psychology… international, optional, industrial… competitive, sensitive… (to) present, decide, begin, describe, damage, infect, practice, pronouce, relax, attract, allow, destroy… visit, travel, promise, answer, enter, listen, offer, follow, happen, open… Suffixes -ee -eer degree, addressee, employee, trainee, referee, nominee, refugee… mountaineer, pioneer, auctioneer, engineer… Page committee, coffee -ese -ain (for Verb only) -aire -ique the first part the second part Oo oO compound nouns Vietnamese, portugese, Japanese, Chinese… retain, remain, contain, maintain… questionaire, millionaire, billionaire… technique, unique, antique… compound words blackbird, greenhouse, homework, housework, raincoat, shortcut, teacup, dishwasher, basketball, suitcase, phonebook… duty-free, snow-white… compound adjectives bad-tempered, old-fashioned, well-done, Homesick, airsick, waterproof… well-dressed, short-shighted, ill-treated, well-informed… compound verbs (to) over flow, understand, down-grade, back-pedal, ill-treat… compound adverbs head-first, north-east, north-west, downstream, downstairs, upstairs… 10 Prefixes and suffixes normally don't change the word stress Page ... north-west, downstream, downstairs, upstairs… 10 Prefixes and suffixes normally don't change the word stress Page