Test-Word_Stress_SOLUTION

WORD STRESS: Solution

Read these words out loud, stressing the correct syllable.

WORD SIMILAR WORDS STRESSED SYLLABLE

ˈexercise ˈexit, ˈexecute (but the stress may be after ex- eg exˈcuse, exˈhaust, exˈhibit)

ˈpermanent ˈperfect ˈperjury

(a means of) ˈtransport noun to tranˈsport (wood) verb

ˈsymphony ˈharmony antepenultimate before –phony, -mony

an ˈobject to obˈject to the plan noun = stress on first syllable; verb =stress on second

lemoˈnade paˈrade chaˈrade final –ade from French

enterˈtain ascerˈtain disˈdain final –ain in verbs

billioˈnaire millioˈnaire deboˈnniare final -aire

refeˈree refuˈgee paˈyee final -ee

canˈteen

baˈlloon baˈboon final -oon

hoˈtel moˈtel laˈpel final -el

engiˈneer caˈreer pioˈneer final -eer

Chiˈnese Japaˈnese Portuˈgese Taiwaˈnese final –gese/nese

prinˈcess exˈcess diˈstress diˈgress unˈdress final -ess

groˈtesque picturesque final -esque f

comˈpete comˈplete final -ete

harˈpoon final -oon

venˈdetta final -etta Italian

cigaˈrette baguˈette final -ette French

deˈlete final -ete

reˈpeat deˈfeat final -eat

poˈlice final -ice

submaˈrine margaˈrine magaˈzine final -ine

uˈnique techˈnique final -ique (French)

but ˈtechnical techˈnology technoˈlogical antepenultimate syllable

carˈtoon -oon final

eˈmotional antepenultimate before -tional

oˈriginal origiˈnality baˈnality antepenultimate stress before -ity

curiˈosity ˈcurious

ideˈology ideoˈlogical antepenultimate before -logy

geˈology geoˈlogical antepenultimate before -gical

orthˈography orthoˈgraphical antepenultimate before -graphy

biˈography bioˈgraphical antepenultimate before -phical

aˈpology apoloˈgetic energetic antipenultimate before –logy but stress before -tic

iˈdolatry ˈidol antepenultimate before - latry

geˈography geoˈgraphical antepenultimate before –graphy/-phical

iˈnitiative initiˈation antepenultimate before –ative but penultimate stress before –tion -sion

To hear and learn the pronunciation of 24 words which have the stress on the antepenultimate syllable, listen to the Logical Song, by Supertramp. You can follow the lyrics and tap out the stressed syllables. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rlTBdTi_eo