Rules for Syllable Stress in Words
Rules for syllable stress in words The disyllabic noun takes stress on first. ‘Object The disyllabic verb takes stress on second. Ob’ject Exceptions: Add’ress ‘Promise ‘Comment Disyllabic words with weak prefixes. Example A’loud A’rise A’loft Be’fore Be’hind Polysyllabic words ending with –ate, ise, ize take stress on third syllable from the last. Examples ‘Separate Ar’ticulate Ex’aggerate ‘Exercise ‘realise Exceptions ‘Characterize ‘Categorise Words ending with the suffixes –tion, -sion, -ity,-ify, -ic,-ical, -ically,-ial, -ian, -ious, -eous takes stress on the preceding syllable of the suffixes. Examples ‘Station ‘Passion Ac’tivity ‘Justify ‘Civic Me’chanical I’dentically ‘Social Li’brarian In’jurious Cou’rageous Words ending with –graph, --graphy, -logy, --cracy, --crat take stress on third syllable from the last. Examples ‘Photograph ‘Autograph Pho’to graphy Bi’ography Psy’chology Bu’r...
