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WORD STRESS - Coggle Diagram
WORD STRESS
2-sylable words
Verbs => 2nd syllable (oO)
ex: re'peat, be'gin, be'come, relax,...
exception: (ending -er/-en) , 'cancel, 'copy, 'answer,...
Words are both nouns & verbs
re'cord (v) /rɪˈkɔːrd/ , 'record (n) /ˈrekɔːd/
ex: contrast, desert, export, object, export, present, produce, protest, rebel, ...
Nouns/adj => 1st syllable (Oo)
ex: 'children, 'hobby, habit, ...
exception: as'leep. mis'take, machine, alone, advice,...
Longer words
Stress on suffix: -ee. eer, ese, ique. esque, ain
ex: u'nique, Vietna'mese, ag'ree, volun'teer, retain,...
Ending in -ic, ish, ical, sion, tion, ance, ence, idle, ious, iar, ience, acy, ian, icy, ... => syllable before them
ex: eco'nomic, 'foolish, 'entrance, e'normous,..
Stress goes on: -sist, test, tain, tract, vent, self
ex: e'vent, sub'tract, in'sist, main'tain...
Last letter is -y => 2nd syllable from the end
ex: com'munity, natio'nality, 'chemistry, 'industry, pub'licity, ...
Suffix/preffix => original words
ex: 'drinkable, 'careful, im'possible, 'happiness...
Unstress => /ə/
Compound words
Compound verbs => 2nd syllable
ex: be'come, under'stand
Compound nouns/adj => 1st syllable
ex: 'birthday, 'airport, 'airsick, 'carsick, waterproof,...
Two smaller words => 1st syllable
ex: bookshop, footpath, bedroom, suglasses,..
word is not a noun => 2nd part too (OO, OOo, OoO..)
1st part is an adj => 2nd part too (ex: double room - OO)