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Word Stress Rules Rule st
stress on the 1 syllable
Applied to
Examples
most 2-syllable nouns
NOTEbook, LAMPshade, PRESent, REbel
most 2-syllable adjectives
HAPpy, HANDsome, GRACEful
stress on the last/2nd syllable
most 2-syllable verbs
preSENT, reBEL, seLECT inVITE
stress on penultimate syllable (the syllable which is 2nd to the last)
words ending in -ic
DemoGRAPHic, PSYCHic, bioLOGic
stress on penultimate syllable (the syllable which is 2nd to the last)
words ending in -sion and -tion
teleVIsion, revoLUtion, inVENtion, preCIsion
stress on ante-penultimate syllable (the syllable which is third from end)
words ending in -cy, -ty, -phy and -gy
biOgraphy, aBIlity, Allergy
stress on ante-penultimate syllable (the syllable which is third from end)
words ending in -al
psychoLOgical, mythoLOgical
stress on the 1st part
compound nouns
WHITEboard, STAIRway
stress on the 2nd part
compound adjectives
red-HAIRED, high-HEELED
stress on the 2nd part
compound verbs
overFLOW
stress on the 1 syllable
Applied to
Examples
most 2-syllable nouns
NOTEbook, LAMPshade, PRESent, REbel
most 2-syllable adjectives
HAPpy, HANDsome, GRACEful
stress on the last/2nd syllable
most 2-syllable verbs
preSENT, reBEL, seLECT inVITE
stress on penultimate syllable (the syllable which is 2nd to the last)
words ending in -ic
DemoGRAPHic, PSYCHic, bioLOGic
stress on penultimate syllable (the syllable which is 2nd to the last)
words ending in -sion and -tion
teleVIsion, revoLUtion, inVENtion, preCIsion
stress on ante-penultimate syllable (the syllable which is third from end)
words ending in -cy, -ty, -phy and -gy
biOgraphy, aBIlity, Allergy
stress on ante-penultimate syllable (the syllable which is third from end)
words ending in -al
psychoLOgical, mythoLOgical
stress on the 1st part
compound nouns
WHITEboard, STAIRway
stress on the 2nd part
compound adjectives
red-HAIRED, high-HEELED
stress on the 2nd part
compound verbs
overFLOW
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