roach unit 11 complex word stress

SUFFIXES CARRYING PRIMARY STRESS THEMSELVES:

export noun  US 

-ain (for verbs only) – entertain -ee – refugee -eer – mountaineer -ese – Portuguese -ette – cigarette -esque – picturesque -ique – unique

expor|t verb  US 

SUFFIXES THAT DO NOT AFFECT STRESS PLACEMENT: -able – comfortable -age – anochorage -al – refusal -en – widen -ful – wonderful -ing – amazing -ish – devilish (adjectives, verbs syllable immediately preceding ish) -like – birdlike -less – powerless -ly – hurriedly -ment – punishment -ness – yellowness -ous – poisonous -fy – glorify -wise – otherwise -y – funny SUFFIXES THAT INFLUENCE STRESS IN THE STEM: -ous advantag|e  advantageous  -graphy photo photography  -ial proverb (Proverb)  proverbial  -ic climate climatic  -ion perfec|t noun, adjective  perfection 

import noun  US  impor|t verb  US  insult noun  in|sult verb  object noun  US  object verb  perfec|t noun, adjective  US  perfect verb  US  permit noun  US  per|mit verb  US  present adjective  pre|sent verb  US  produce noun  US produc|e verb  US  protest noun  US  protest verb  US  rebel noun  rebel verb  record noun  US 

-ious inj|ure injurious 

record verb  US 

-ity tranquil tranquil(l)ity 

subject noun, adjective 

-ive reflex  reflexive 

subject verb  US 