Here are the rules that we use while stressing words in English:
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8 Rules of Stressing Words in English
Here are the rules that we use while stressing words in English: Stress is placed on the root word. Suffixes and prefixes are not stressed. Mis.use Dis.like Mis.trust Mis.take Un.condition.al Mis, dis and un are not stressed because they are prefixes. al too is not stressed because it is a suffix. Regardless of whether the word is used as a noun or verb eg mis.use the first syllable cannot be stressed because it's an affix(prefix/suffix) NB:Throughout this long write up, the full stop indicates syllable boundary. 2.Stress falls on the syllable with a diphthong e.g prosecute Pro. se. cute Pro is stressed because it has a diphthong /ou/ 3 . Stress falls on the syllable with the long vowel sound e.g in agreement, markbook a. gree. ment gree is stressed because it contains a long vowel sound double e=/i:/ Mark.book Mark is stressed because it has a long vowel sound ar =/a:/ Book has a short vowel sound double o in book produces the short o 4.In words containing suffix -ic, stress falls on the penultimate, se…
