Complex word stress

______ that do not affect  stress placement

Which is the correct pronunciation of “admirable”

• /ˈæd.mə.rə.bəl/

• /æd.mə.ˈrə.bəl/ 

• /æd.ˈmə.rə.bəl/

• /æd.ˈmai.rə.bəl/

Usualy most prefixies are neutral  and do not receive or affect ______ ____, so the stress fall on one off the stem  syllables

Which pronunciations are correct?

• kilometre

  /kɪˈlɒmɪtə(r)/

• kilometre

  /ˈkɪləmiːtə(r)/

• formidable

  /fəˈmɪdəbl/

• formidable

  /fɒˈmɪdəbl

Which compound word has function as verbs and has an adverbial first element?

• update

• overpopulated

• blue - uniformed

• eight-hour

Stress in words with ________ is governed by the same rules as those for polysyllabic words without ________.

Which compound word is an adjectival and the second word ends with-ed morpheme?

• update

• overpopulated

• blue - uniformed

• eight-hour

Stress position may vary because

• not all speakers agree on kind of stress in some words

• not all speakers agree on the placement of stress in some words

• the stress on other words occurring next to the word in question

• the stress on other words not occurring next to the word in question

If the stress is on the _____ part of the word, it is noun or an adjective. In contrast, if the stress is on the ______ part, it is a verb.

________ come at the beginning of the word (before the stem)