stress

Word stress
Word stress
A. Two syllable words
A. Two syllable words
1. Verbs
1. Verbs
1.
1.
Ap
Ap
ply
ply
ar
ar
rive
rive
re
re
ceive
ceive
As
As
sist
sist
Bor
Bor
row
row
Fol
Fol

low
low
2.
2.


En
En
ter
ter
O
O
pen
pen
* Exceptions :
* Exceptions :
Permit /pә’mit/
Permit /pә’mit/
-
A diphthong but /әu /
-
A long vowel
-
> 1 consonant
-
A short vowel
-
1 or no final consonant

2 . nouns
2 . nouns
mo
mo
ney
ney
ap
ap
ple
ple
ad
ad
vice
vice
de
de
sign
sign
ma
ma
chine
chine
* Exceptions :
* Exceptions :
in
in
sight
sight

dis
dis
cord
cord
3. Adjective (same rule as verbs
3. Adjective (same rule as verbs
)
)
Hap
Hap
py,
py,
Cle
Cle
ver, Cor
ver, Cor
rect,
rect,
Ex
Ex
treme
treme

Exceptions
Exceptions
Pre
Pre
sent,
sent,
per

per
fect, h
fect, h
o
o
nest
nest
-
A diphthong
-
A long vowel
-
A short vowel

B. Three syllable words
1. Verbs
1. encounter
determine
consider
2. Understand
entertain
interrupt
recommend
Exceptions
Verbs ending in “ish”
Establish
Demolish
accomplish
-
A short vowel

-
> 1 consonant
-
A long vowel
-
A diphthong but /әu /
-
> 1 consonants

B. Three syllable words
2. Nouns
1. potato
disaster
volcano
tomorrow
advantage
-
A short vowel
-
A diphthong /әu /
-
A long vowel
-
A diphthong
-
> 1 consonants
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2. quantity
cinema

animal
elephant
character
3. Heliport
accident
photograph
-
A short vowel
-
A diphthong /әu /
-
A short vowel
-
A long vowel
-
A diphthong
-
> 1 consonants
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