(Syllable Stress)

primary stress secondary

stress
primary stress

husband

possible

criticism

answer

telephone

specialist

program

animal

secretary

orange

innocent

subject

beautiful

primary stress

cashier

professor

affirmative

hello

relation

philosopher

prefer

important

development

correct

eleven

significant

resign

phonetic

1.
abstract, contest, record, desert, progress, exploit, conduct, increase
2.
abstract, contest, record, desert, progress, exploit, conduct, increase

3.
1.
teapot, drugstore, football, bus station, housewife, earthquake, birthday cake
2.
blackbird, hotdog, high school, dining room
3. walking
stick, living room, writing pad
4.
1.
understand, overlook, overcome, undertake
2. (two-word-verbs)
call up, take off, give up, get on, put on, take over, watch
out, pick up, look after
3. (three-word-verbs)
run out of, catch up with, get along with, take care of
5.
1.
cold-blooded, bad-tempered
2.
peach-coloured
6. suffix tion, -sion, -ic, -ian, -tor, -ious, -ity, -ify, -itive, -ish
suffix
tion
-sion
-ic
-ian
-tor
information

discussion

public

librarian

calculator

invention

occasion

Pacific

comedian

director

imagination

comprehension

economic

historian

radiator

-ious

-ity

-ify

-itive

-ish

suspicious

nobility

classify

positive

establish

tedious

university

beautify

sensitive

accomplish

superstitious

possibility

personify

detective

distinguish

7. prefix suffix
prefix suffix
Prefix
return
unimportant impossible inside
Suffix

cleverness

abandonment wonderful

quickly

wisdom

8. 3 al, -ate, -ble, -lly, -lar, -ment, y

-al
-ate
-ble
-lly
original

appreciate

possible

actually

practical

associate

suitable

naturally

-lar

-ment

formular

government

photography

popular

management

momentary

9. self selves (reflexive pronouns)

self selves myself, yourself, himself, ourselves
10. teen teen ty
sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, sixty, seventy, eighty

11. grateful, handsome, active