Stress rules - suffixes :)

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What is a prefix?



A prefix is a word or part of a word that you put "in front" of another word to create a new word or change it's meaning. E.g: Dis, Pre, etc.



What is a suffix?



A suffix is a word or part of a word that you put "at the end" of another word to create a new word or change it's meaning. E.g: ing, end, and s.

Using suffixes to analyze the stress within a word :)



Stress the syllable immediately before the suffix:

- ial

memorial financial artificial essential



- ual

visual unusual intellectual individual



- ian

Canadian vegetarian pedestrian politician



- sion

explosion occasion conclusion permission situAtion



- tion

definition production situation qualification



- cient

ancient sufficient efficient deficient



- cious

delicious conscious suspicious



- tious

ambitious superstitious cautious conscientious



- ic

acaDEmic enerGEtic fanTAStic terrific reaLIStic



- ity

ability neCESsity puBLIcity posiBILity humidity



- ify

CLASsify TERrify magnify iDENtify inTENsify DIGnify



- logy

biology sociology archaeOlogy psychOlogy, cosmeTOlogy, dermaTOlogy,





Stress the second syllable before the suffix:



- ate

Operate exAgerate asSOciate INtegrate cerTIficate



- ize

apOlogize CRIticize RECognize comPUterize



- ary

SEcretary NEcessary ORdinary voCAbulary



- ous

DANgerous mysTErious sponTAneous