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RULES OF WORD

STRESS
PREFIXES &
SUFFIXES
CRYSTAL CHANG
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PREFIXES & SUFFIXES
Morphemes
Prefixes : un- (as in unCERtain), ir- (as in irREgular),
im- (as in immaTURE), etc
Suffixes : -ly (as in QUIetly), -al (as in NAtural), -ive (as
in exPENsive)

Not usually stressed in English but there are
exceptions : BIcycle, DISlocate

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