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Word Stress Practice 2

Word stress
A. Most two syllable-nouns/ adjectives in English are stressed on the first syllable
B. Most two syllable-verbs in English are stressed on the second syllable
Activity 1: Underline the stressed syllable

Absent- to abstract – an accent – to addict – to affect – to affix – an alloy – to ally – to


annex - an augment – to belay – to bombard – a combat – to combine – to commune
–compact - complex – to compost - compound – to compress – a concert – to conduct
– to confect – a confine(s) – to conflict – to conscript – to conserve – to consist – a
console – to consort – to construct – to consult - content – a contest – a contract – a
contrast – to converse – to convert – a convict – a costume – a decrease – a default –
to defect – a desert – a detail – to dictate – to digest – to discard – to discharge – a
discount – a discourse – a dismount – a document – an escort – an excise – to exploit
– an export – an extract – to finance – to foretaste – to foretoken - frequent - gallant –
an impact – to implant
to implement – to impound - import - impress - imprint - incense - incline - increase -
indent - inlay - insert - insult - intercept - interchange - - interdict - interlink - interlock -
intern - interplay – to interweave – to intrigue – to invert – to invite - a mandate –a
misprint – an object – an offset – an ornament – to overlap – to overlay – to overlook
– to override – to overrun – to overturn - perfect – a perfume – a permit – a pervert –
a prefix – to present – to proceed – to produce – a progress – a project – a protest – to
purport – to rebel – to recall – to recap – to recess – to recoil – a record – a recount –
to redirect – to redo – to redress – to refill – to refund - refuse - regress - rehash -
reject - relapse - relay - remake - repeat - reprint - research - reset - retake – a retard –
a retract – a retread - to rewrite – a segment – a subject – a survey – to suspect – a
torment – to transfer – to transform – to transplant –to transect – to transport – to
transpose – to undercount - underlay – to underline – to underscore - update
C. Words ending with “ic-tion-sion” are stressed on the syllable second from the end.
Activity 2: Underline the stressed syllable

Atomic-artistic-alcoholic-climatic-cyclic-ethic-historic-economic-romantic-magnetic-
episodic-metric-geometric-gastronomic-sympathetic-graphic-geographic-geologic-
astrologic- idealistic-absorption-description-subscription-action-instruction-infection-
addiction-hesitation-education-siatuation-partition-confusion-decision-expolsion-
conclusion-provision-permission-transmission-admission-submission-competition-
compostion-opposition-exposition-proposition-information-installation-
representation-confirmation-obligation-observation-fertilization-examination-
conservation-imagination-obligation-mobilization-organization-preparation
D. Words ending with “cy-ty-phy-gy-al” are stressed on the third syllable from the end
Activity 3: Underline the stressed syllable

Directional-additional-accidental-experimental-musical-original-natural-cultural-
agricultural-medicinal-structural-causal-global-bridal-suicidal-homicidal-facial-
artificial-commercial-financial-official-universal-dismissal-betrayal-withdrawal-
refusal-arrival-survival-approval-bankrupcy-baronetcy-efficiency-delinquency-
brilliancy-fluency-infancy-pregnancy-deficiency-literacy-accuracy-intimacy-
bureaucracy-modernity-safety-cruelty-certainty-naivety-honesty-modesty-difficulty-
stupidity-complexity-legality-responsibility-activity-security-ability-flexibility-
possibility-credibility-clarity-generosity-simplicity-biology-psychology-geology-
technology-sociology-ecology-radiology-physiology-astrology-climatology-
mineralogy-zoology-photography-geograpghy-oceonography-ethnography-
radiography-cinematography
E. Words ending with the following suffixes ”ee-eer-ese-esque-ette-teen” are
stressed on the last syllable
Activity 4: Underline the stressed syllable

Referre-adressee-refugee-escapee-nominee-amputee-absentee-employee-
traineepayee-deportee-detainee-internee-examinee-volunteer-profiteer-
racketter-mountaineer-marketeer-auctioneer-garreteer-puppeteer-sudanese-
Vitnamese-Senegalese-Chinese-Portuguese-Lebanese-Gabonese-Congolese-
Togolese-romanesque-picturesque-pipette-kitchette-usherrette –cigarette-
novelette-sixteen
F. Words ending with ”ic” are stressed on the second syllable from the end
Activity 5: Underline the stressed syllable

graphic-geograpghic-geologic-astrologic-idealistic-genetic-gastric-atmospheric-
authentic-arithmetic-archaic-aesthetic-analytic-apologetic-cosmetic-terrific-
tragic-classic-comic-concentric-chronic-cubic-democratic-dilectic-didactic-
diplomatic-domestic-dramatic-drastic-dynamic-eccentric-electric-erratic-
epidemic-elastic-encyclopedic-fantastic-futuristic-genetic-gigantic-horrific-
allergic-idiomatic-intinsic-laconic-magic-materialistic-mettalic-microscopic-
mosaic-narcotic-optic-organic-paralytic-pathetic-phonetic-photogenic-physic-
pragmatic-problematic-prophetic-public-realistic-rhythmic-seismic-semantic-
specific-telescopic-supersonic-volcanic-volumetric-wholistic-workoholic-geologic-
enegmatic-academic-acoustic-automatic-scientific.

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