Stress changing suffixes
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STRESS CHANGING SUFFIXES One syllable in a word has a primary stress. The vowel in this syllable is long and loud. When you add suffixes, a different syllable may be stressed.
Transcript of Stress changing suffixes
- 1. Stress ChangingSuffixes
Onesyllable in a word has a primary stress.
Thevowel in thissyllableislong and loud.
Whenyouaddsuffixes, a differentsyllablemay be stressed. - 2. Example
Define + tiondefinition
proverb + tialprovertial - 3. Stress usuallyfallsjustbeforethesuffix
-tion / -sionconnection
-ial / -cial / -tialfinancial
-itypublicity
-ic / -icalrealistic - 4. Listen tothewords and repeatthem
sensitivitycriminalityresponsibilitypopularity
energeticfantasticrealisticapologetic
transmission organization decision documentation
financial artificialcommercialinfluencial
logical musicalcriticaltheoretical - 5. enjoy it!