Stress Changing Suffixes

Stress Changing Suffixes

One syllable in a word has a primary stress.

The vowel in this syllable is long and loud.

When you add suffixes, a different syllable may be stressed.

Example

Define + tiondefinition

proverb + tial provertial

Stress usually falls just before the suffix

-tion / -sion connection

-ial / -cial / -tial financial

-ity publicity

-ic / -icalrealistic

Listen to the words and repeat them

sensitivity criminality responsibility popularity

energetic fantastic realistic apologetic

transmission organization decision documentation

financial artificial commercial influencial

logical musical critical theoretical

enjoy it!

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