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In Oral English phonology, English polysyllabic words receive primary stress according to structural rules and suffix types. Match each polysyllabic word on the left with its corresponding primary stress placement description on the right.

  • academicPrimary stress falls on the penultimate (second from last) syllable
  • psychologyPrimary stress falls on the antepenultimate (third from last) syllable
  • volunteerPrimary stress falls on the ultimate (final) syllable
  • characterPrimary stress falls on the first syllable of a three-syllable word

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'academic' pairs with penultimate syllable stress; 'psychology' pairs with antepenultimate syllable stress; 'volunteer' pairs with ultimate (final) syllable stress; 'character' pairs with first syllable stress.
The term 'academic' has four syllables with stress on the third (penultimate) syllable due to the '-ic' rule. 'psychology' has four syllables with stress on the second (antepenultimate) syllable due to the '-logy' rule. 'volunteer' has three syllables with stress on the third (ultimate) syllable due to the '-eer' rule. 'character' has three syllables with stress on the first syllable.

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1
Analyze 'academic' for syllable count and suffix stress rules.
The word consists of four syllables (ac-a-dem-ic). According to English stress placement rules, words with the suffix '-ic' shift primary stress to the syllable immediately preceding the suffix (penultimate: ac-a-DEM-ic).
Suffix '-ic' strictly dictates penultimate stress placement.
2
Analyze 'psychology' for syllable count and suffix stress rules.
The word consists of four syllables (psy-cho-lo-gy). Words ending in '-graphy', '-logy', or '-metry' place primary stress on the antepenultimate syllable (psy-CHOL-o-gy).
Suffix '-logy' conditions stress on the third syllable from the end.
3
Analyze 'volunteer' for syllable count and stress placement.
The word consists of three syllables (vol-un-teer). Suffixes of French origin such as '-eer', '-esque', and '-ee' retain primary stress on the suffix itself (vol-un-TEER).
Suffix '-eer' carries primary accent on the ultimate syllable.
4
Analyze 'character' for syllable count and primary stress placement.
The word consists of three syllables (char-ac-ter) and carries primary stress on the first syllable (CHAR-ac-ter).
Standard pronunciation places stress on the initial syllable.

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Primary stress assignment in polysyllabic words governed by suffix rules (-ic, -logy, -eer) and canonical accent patterns.
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Word and Syllable Stress

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