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In the standard pronunciation of the word enthusiastic, which syllabified option correctly indicates the placement of primary stress?

  1. A
    EN-thu-si-as-tic
  2. B
    en-THU-si-as-tic
  3. en-thu-si-AS-ticCevap
  4. D
    en-thu-si-as-TIC

Cevap

The correct option is en-thu-si-AS-tic, which places primary stress on the fourth syllable (-AS-).
The word 'enthusiastic' follows the suffix stress rule where words ending in '-ic' take primary stress on the syllable immediately preceding the suffix. Therefore, the stress falls on the fourth syllable, yielding 'en-thu-si-AS-tic'.

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1
Identify the suffix and rule governing accentuation in the target word.
The word 'enthusiastic' ends in the adjectival suffix '-ic'.
In English phonology, multisyllabic words ending with the suffix '-ic' consistently carry primary stress on the penultimate syllable (the syllable directly preceding '-ic').
2
Divide the five-syllable word into its constituent syllables and locate the penultimate syllable.
The syllabification is en-thu-si-as-tic; the penultimate syllable is '-as-'.
Counting from the end of the word, '-tic' is the ultimate syllable and '-as-' is the penultimate syllable.
3
Capitalize the primary stressed syllable to verify the correct representation.
The primary stress pattern is rendered as en-thu-si-AS-tic.
Primary stress shifts to '-AS-' due to the presence of the '-ic' suffix.

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Suffix-conditioned word stress placement for words ending in '-ic'
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Word and Syllable Stress

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