Stress in complex words

(Continued)
Week 9 – E-learning
 6. Stress in Complex Words - Prefixes

happy
unhappy happily
prefix suffix

don’t change the stress placement

7. Stress in Complex Words - suffixes
Can you pronounce the following words?
politics political politician
photograph photography photographic photographer
compete competition competitor competitive
economize economy economical economic
family familiar familiarity
necessary necessarily necessity
hospital hospitality hospitable
mechanic mechanism mechanical
electric electricity electrician electrify
industry industrial industrialize industrialization
ˈpɒlɪtɪks pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌpɒlɪˈtɪʃn
ˈfəʊtəgrɑːf fəˈtɒgrəfi ˌfəʊtəˈgræfɪk fəˈtɒgrəfə
kəmˈpiːt ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn kəmˈpetɪtə kəmˈpetɪtɪv
ɪˈkɒnəmaɪz ɪˈkɒnəmi ˌekəˈnɒmɪkəl ˌekəˈnɒmɪk
ˈfæməli fəˈmɪliə fəˌmɪliˈærɪti
ˈnesəsəri ˈnesəsərɪli ˌnesə nɪˈsesɪti
ˈserəli
ˈhɒspɪtl ˌhɒspɪˈtælɪti ˈhɒspɪtəbl
hɒˈspɪtəbl
mɪˈkænɪk ˈmekənɪzm mɪˈkænɪkl
ɪˈlektrɪk ɪlekˈtrɪsɪti ɪlekˈtrɪʃən ɪˈlektrɪfaɪ
ˈɪndəstri ɪnˈdʌstriəl ɪnˈdʌstriəlaɪz ɪnˌdʌstriəlaɪˈzeɪʃn
8. Stress in Compound Words

A few rules can be given, but they are not completely reliable. The
element which does not carry primary stress normally gets secondary
stress.
9. Word-class pairs

NOUN/ ADJECTIVE AND VERB are the same spelling.

Verbs: stress on the second syllable

Nouns: stress on the first syllable
Practice

1. The band recorded a new record yesterday.

2. He presented his wife with a beautiful present.
3. They’re conducting an investigation into his conduct.
4. The criminal suspect was suspected of robbing three banks.
5. The desert is so dry that it is usually deserted.
Consolidation

How many syllables are there in each of the following words?

Identify the primary stress and the secondary stress if any

1. entertainment 6. phonological
1. /entəˈteɪnmənt/ 7. /ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː/
2. understand 7. entrepreneur
2. /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ 8. /ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪt/
3. engineering 8. demotivate
3. /ˌendʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ/ 9. /ˈdeɪndʒərəsli/
4. educational 9. dangerously 4. /ˌedʒʊˈkeɪʃnl/ 10. /baɪˈlɪŋɡwl/
5. industry 10.bilingual 5. /ˈɪndəstri/
6. /ˌfɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkl/
 REMINDER

1.Review Week 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9

2.Do Quiz Week 9
3.Deadline: Friday, March 17 , 2023 at 10 p.m.
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4.Week 10: TRIAL TEST