Word stress Flashcards

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1
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What is stress?

A

Degree of prominence (force) used in producing a syllable

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Word stress

A

The relative prominence of a syllable

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3
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Primary stress

A

`after

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4
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Secondary stress

A

con,sider´ration

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5
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words with 2 syllables

A

stress on the first syllable

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Words with 3+ syllables

A

Stress on the antepenultimate syllable (3rd)

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7
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prefixed verbs

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Typically have stress on the first syllable after the prefix

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words with certain suffixes

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stress on the syllable before the suffix
ic, ia, ial, ian, ion, ious, eous, uous, ual, sive

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9
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Stress on the suffix

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ade, ee, eer, ese, ette, ique, oon,

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10
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Double stress

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numerals in -teen
many compounds
some geographical names
other words

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