STRESS PATTERNS

​STRESS PATTERNS

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​TWO-SYLLABLE WORDS

​- 1st stress : NOUN, ADJECTIVE

​Ex:

​student, famous

​Exception: campaign

​- 2nd stress: VERB

​Ex:

​compare, forward

​Exception: listen, carry

​COMPOUND WORD

​- COMPOUND NOUN

​CHECK-up, CHECK-in

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​- COMPOUND ADJECTIVE

​AIRsick, HOMEsick , short-SIGHTED, well-DONE

​Exception: duty-FREE

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​RIGHT OVER

• ​-oo: bamBOO

• ​-ee: trainEE

• ​-oon: carTOON

• ​-een: nineTEEN

• ​-eer: volunTEER

• ​-ese: japanESE

• ​-ain: mainTAIN

  Exception:

• ​comMIttee

​STRESS ON THE RIGHT BEFORE SYLLABLE

• ​-ion: decoRAtion, QUEsion

• ​-ic: hisTOric

• ​-ical: PRAtical

• ​-ity: eQUAlity

• ​-ety: vaRIety

• ​-ogy: phoNOlogy

• ​ian: muSICian

  Exception:

• ​TElevision

​- ATE, -OUS

conTInuous

​sponTAneous

​FORtunate

​conSIderate

​NOUN vs VERB

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REcord (n) - reCORD (v)

​DEsert (n) - deSERT (v)

​PREsent (n) - preSENT (v)

​SUSpect (n) - susPECT (v)

​PROgress (n) - proGRESS (v)

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