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STRESS RULES

BASIC:
+ For most adjectives with 2 syllables, the stressed is on the first syllable.
+ For most nouns with 2 syllables, the stressed is on the first syllable.
+ For most verbs with 2 syllables, the stressed is on the second syllable.

Adjectives Nouns Verbs

PRETty HOMEwork apPEAR
CRAzy CUPboard adVISE
UGly DOCtor deLAY
JEAlous DUvet enJOY
LAzy BATHroom preFER
STUpid BLANKet igNORE
ANgry RIver beLIEVE
CLINgy PENcil exPLODE

BONUS: STRESS

HARmony eTERnity TEMple

comPLETEness feSTIvity PRETty
aBUNdance harMOnious caTHEdral
CeleBRAtion LUminious DUvet
FEStival tranSCENDent conVENient
myTHOlogy DEliacy NORmally
traDItion inGREdient deLIcious
LEgend SYMbol comMUNity
SEAson INtricacy PROcess
immorTAlity lonGEvity doNAtion
ceLEStial inFUsion aMUSEment
transforMAtion STAtionery environMENtal
HIGHlighter HOMEwork DUring
proTRACtor CLASSroom deFEAT
CALculator seMESter beCOME
athLEtic LIbrary dePARture
eQUIPment eduCAtion COMfortable
PHYsical orienTAtion SHORtage
MUscle SCHEdule PROject
flexiBIlity BAlance polLUtion
polLUtion diVERSE MOUNtain
deforesTAtion ROOSter RAILway
CLImate KoREan UNder
FOrest MOney CUPboard
FACtories FIREwork reMEMber
exTREME conDItion DISHwasher
WEAther apPEARance FAmily
afFECT WINDsurfing CROWded
MAjor FUNny reMOTE
PLAStic dePARTment SErious
reDUCE biOlogy aLONE
Event TEACHer imPORTANT
ENergy JaPAN CHINa
proTECT comPARison soPHISticated
supPORT aBOVE INteresting
PLAnet underSTAND converSATion
LEvel controVERsial uniVERsity
enVIronment deMAND configuRAtion
EFfect etCETera experiMENtal
generAtion PRESent responsiBILity
EXport DOCtor TAble
HANDicap SLENder TEStimony
CLEVer CAPitalism HAPpy
PHOtograph deCIDE phoTOgrapher
beGIN photoGRAPHic PENcil
popuLARity CHArity guiTARist
meaSURE PARrot adVISE
forGIVE MEMorize organiZAtion
DEcorate reUSE CREAture
DEgree preFER ONline
efFECTive inFORM LAUNdry
sugGEST PERfect FORtunately
NAtural CYclist HOMEless
HOnest inexPENsive imPORtance
introDUCE volunTEER cardioVAScular

SOME GENERAL RULES!

First syllable Second syllable

Nouns COFfee - EXpert - WATer caNAL - hoTEL
 Verbs ARgue - FOLlow aGREE - comPLAIN - reGRET

* NOUNS:
+ 2 syllables nouns often, but not always, have the stress on the first syllable:

Nouns: COFfee - COUNtry - EFfort - ENgine - EXit - EXpert - EXport - INcrease -

LEvel - MORning - NUMber - PEOple - PEPper - PROBlem - WAter - REcord - REScue
- SEcond - SENtence- SYStem

Other parts of speech: AFter - ANy - CENtral - LITtle - MAny - MENtal - ONly -
OTHer - Over - SOMEthing - VEry

+ Exceptions:

Nouns: aMOUNT - atTACK - atTEMPT - caNAL - conTROL - deFENCE - deMAND -

diSEASE - eCLIPSE - efFECT - exCEPT - exTINCT - hoTEL - JuLY - maCHINE - poLICE -
reCEIPT - rePLY - rePORT - reSEARCH - reSULT - sucCESS - supPORT

Other parts of speech: aBOVE - aBOUT - aGAIN - aHEAD - aLONE - alTHOUGH -

aMONG - aROUND - aWARE - aWAY - beCAUSE - beFORE - beHIND - beLOW -
beTWEEN - eNOUGH - perHAPS - toDAY - unTIL- uPON -withIN - withOUT

+ 3 syllables