Three Syllable

Words

Stress

Stress means essentially that one

phonological element is singled
out within another, longer,
phonological element.

Three Syllable Words

Nouns:principle, quantity
Verbs: contribute, consider
Adjectives: important

RULES
First rule: (Verbs)
entertain, entten/ resurrectrez.rekt/

Second rule: (Verbs)

encounter

nkan.tr

determine dt.mn

Third rule: (Nouns)

parody

prdi

monitor mnt

Fourth rule: (Nouns)

quantity kwntti
custody

kstdi

emperor empr
enmity enmti

Fifth rule: (Nouns)

mimosa

mms

disaster dzst

Stress on the
first syllable
E.g. principle

Exception:
Weak syllable
Stress on the
next syllable
E.g. mimosa

Verbs

Stress on the
final syllable
E.g.:
entertain

Adjectives

Stress on the
final syllable

Exception:
Weak syllables
Stress on the
penultimate
syllable
E.g.: encounter
Important

Nouns

ThreeSyllable
Words

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