Syllabification And Accentuation

Question 1

What is the first rule for accentuation?

Answer 1

• Last syllable of word is never accentuated

* Words of two syllables are accented on the first syllable

Question 2

What is the second rule for accentuation?

Answer 2

•Words of more than two syllables are accented on the penult(second last syllable)

Question 3

What is the third rule for accentuation?

Answer 3

•Words are accented on the antepenult(third last syllable) irrespective of its length if the penult is short

Question 4

In which situations is the vowel short by position?

Answer 4

• A vowel before a vowel is short
• A vowel before H is short
• A vowel before qu is short
• A vowel before a diagraph is short
• A vowel before a combination of a mute consonant and a liquid consonant it short