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Zorluk: OrtaWord and Syllable Stress

Match each multisyllabic English word on the left with its corresponding primary stress placement pattern on the right.

  • speculateSPEC-u-late (Primary stress on the first syllable)
  • geographyge-OG-ra-phy (Primary stress on the second syllable)
  • economicec-o-NOM-ic (Primary stress on the third syllable)
  • investigationin-ves-ti-GA-tion (Primary stress on the fourth syllable)

Cevap

'speculate' matches SPEC-u-late (first syllable stress); 'geography' matches ge-OG-ra-phy (second syllable stress); 'economic' matches ec-o-NOM-ic (third syllable stress); 'investigation' matches in-ves-ti-GA-tion (fourth syllable stress).
Each word correctly pairs with its established stress pattern based on standard English suffix rules: three-syllable '-ate' verbs stress the antepenultimate (1st) syllable; '-graphy' words stress the antepenultimate (2nd) syllable; '-ic' words stress the penultimate (3rd) syllable; and '-tion' words stress the penultimate (4th) syllable.

Adım Adım Çözüm

1
Examine the grammatical category and suffix of each word to determine the governing stress rule.
Determined rules for three-syllable '-ate' verbs, '-graphy' nouns, '-ic' adjectives, and '-tion' nouns.
English word stress rules depend directly on suffix types and syllable count.
2
Map each word to its corresponding syllable stress breakdown.
'speculate' -> SPEC-u-late; 'geography' -> ge-OG-ra-phy; 'economic' -> ec-o-NOM-ic; 'investigation' -> in-ves-ti-GA-tion.
Capitalization denotes the primary accent/stress in phonetic representation for JAMB examinations.

Anahtar Kavram

Polysyllabic Word Stress Rules based on Suffixation
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Konular

Word and Syllable Stress

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