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English for Guidance by Prof. Adel AlSheikh
D. Stress on the third syllable from the end)

rule example Stress Pattern

Words ending in - deMOcracy, oOoo, oooOoo
cy, -ty, -phy and - dependaBIlity, oOoo, oOoo
gy phoTOgraphy, geOlogy

Words ending in -al CRItical, geoLOgical Ooo, ooOoo

E. Compound words (words with two parts)

rule example Stress Pattern

For compound nouns, the BLACKbird, Oo
stress is on the firstpart GREENhouse Oo

For compound adjectives, the bad-TEMpered, oOo
stress is on the second part old-FASHioned oOo

For compound verbs, the stress underSTAND, ooO

is on the second part overFLOW ooO

Word Stress Quiz

This quiz tests your understanding of the word stress rules. For each question,
the correct choice is the one in which the stressed syllable is capitalized, as in
voCABulary.

1) Can you pass me a plastic knife?
(a) PLAS-tic
(b) plas-TIC

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