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First syllable is Second syllable is Third last syllable is Second last syllable is
stressed in: stressed in: stressed in: stressed in:
two syllable nouns two syllable verbs. most of the words three syllable words and
and adjectives. ending in suffixes “-al”, the words ending in
“-cy”,“-phy” and“-ty” “-ic”, “-sion” and “-tion”
/ˈædres/-ADDress (n) /əˈdres/-aDDRESS(v) /iːkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/- ecoLOgical /ækəˈdemɪk/ - acaDEmic
/ˈslendə/-SLENder(adj) /fəˈtɒgrəfi/-phoTOgraphy /dɪˈvɪʒn/ - diVIsion
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