Speech Work: Words of Two-Syllables Stressed on the Second
Topic Content:
- Words of Two-Syllables Stressed on the Second
- Definition of Prefix
A normal two-syllable word is generally stressed on the first syllable.
Examples are:
- WINdow
- TEAcher
- FOREman
- HARMful
- RIver
- WELcome
- COUNtry
- PRACtice
- BARgain
- ENGlish
- HANDsome
- EAsy
- SISter
- BLACKboard
When Two-Syllable Words Are Stressed on the Second Syllable:
Rule 1: If the first syllable of a two-syllable word is a single letter, the stress falls on the second syllable.
Examples are:
- aLONE
- aRRIVE
- aBOUT
- aGAIN
- aROUND
- aWAY
- oFFENCE
- eSTATE
- oPPOSE
- eLITE
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