Session Six - Word Stress

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Seven stress Rules

1. When a word contains a prefix and /or suffix, the accent usually falls on or within the root word.


2. The stress usually falls on or within the first word of a compound word.


3. In a two-syllable word that functions as either a noun or a verb, the stress is usually on the first syllable when the word functions as a verb.


4. When there is a double consonant within a word, the stress usually falls on the syllable that ends with the first letter of the double consonants.


5. In multisyllabic words ending in tion, the primary stress falls on the syllable preceding the tion ending.


6. When the vowel phoneme within the last syllable of a two-syllable word is composed of two vowel letters, that syllable is usually stressed.


7. When there is no other clue in a two-syllable word, the stress most often falls on the first syllable.