Stress placement in words of 2 or more syllables

Where do you stress most 2 syllable nouns?

• On the second syllable

• On the root

• On the first syllable

• On the suffix

Where are words borrowed from other languages usually stressed?

• On the first syllable

• On the last syllable

• On the preffix

• On the suffix

Where are words with the suffixes -ette, -ese, -ee, -eer, -esque, -ique, and -ain stressed?

• On the syllable immediately before the suffix

• Two syllables before the suffix

• On the root of the word

• On the suffix

Where are words finishing in these suffixes stressed: -ate, -ize, and -ary?

• Two syllables before the suffix

• On the suffix

• On the root of the word

• On the syllable immediately before the suffix

Where are words that finish in these suffixes stressed? -al, -ion, -tient, -eous, -ify, -ic, -itude, etc.?

• Two syllables before the suffix

• On the syllable immediately before the suffix

• On the suffix

• On the root of the word

Two-word verbs are stressed on the ____________ word

Compound words are usually stressed on the ______________ element

Vowel reduction frequently occurs

• On the last syllable

• On the syllables before and after a stressed syllable

• On stressed vowels

• At the beginning of words

This part of the word carries its basic meaning

• Preffix

• Suffix

• Syllable

• Root

Compounds are words that

• have more than one root

• have a suffix

• have a preffix

• change the part of speech