Speech Work: Words with Five Syllables Stressed on the First, Second, Third, Fourth
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- Words with Five Syllables Stressed on the First, Second, Third, Fourth
Words of five syllables may be stressed on the first, second, third or fourth syllable.
Consider the following examples:
i. Five-Syllable Words Stressed on the First Syllable:
| C A pi ta li sm | RE la ti vi sm |
| RE giona lism | NA tiona li sm |
| MO men ta rily |
ii. Five-Syllable Words Stressed on the Second Syllable:
| im PE ria li sm | ad VEN turism |
| re VIsionism | con SU me rism |
| ma NI pu la tor | sec TA rianism |
| pro VIN cia li sm | im PRE ssionable |
| im PREssionism | in TO le rable |
| im PRACticable | im PON de rable |
iii. Five-Syllable Words Stressed on the Third Syllable:
| peri O di cal | objec TI vi ty |
| authen TI ci ty | con duc TI vi ty |
| e lec TRI city | possi BI li ty |
| du ra BI li ty | pro duc TI vi ty |
| a gri CUL tural | in ter NA tional |
| con ver SA tional | o per RA tional |
| in ex CU sable | me teo Ro lo gy |
iv. Five-Syllable Words Stressed on the Fourth Syllable:
| conjuncti VI tis | dra ma ti ZA tion |
| com mu ni CA tion | con si de RA tion |
| or gani ZA tion | ad mi nis TRA tion |
| privati ZA tion | con gratu LA tion |
| con fe de RA tion | e xa mi NA tion |
| com memo RA tion |
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