Stress on penultimate (second from last) syllable:
Words ending with -ic, -sion, -tion & -ious:
Explanation, conclusion, heroic, exclamation, confusion, deforestation, delicious, contagious.
Stress on ante-penultimate (third from last) syllable:
Words ending in -cy, -ty,
-phy and -gy:
Democracy, accuracy, legacy, equality, quality, ethnology, geology, philosophy, geography.
Words ending in -al:
Ethical, mythical, critical, historical, musical, physical.
Words ending in -ise or -ize (American English):
Advertise, enterprise, supervise, compromise, socialize.
Words ending in -ate:
Communicate, associate, manipulate, appreciate, negotiate.
Special stress rules:
Words that ends in -teen often have the "-ee" stressed:
Preteen, fifteen, sateen, canteen, Halloween.
Words ending in -ee often have the "-ee" stressed:
Employee, trainee, awardee, degree, attendee, payee.
Democracy, accuracy, legacy, equality, quality, ethnology, geology, philosophy, geography.
Words ending in -al:
Ethical, mythical, critical, historical, musical, physical.
Words ending in -ise or -ize (American English):
Advertise, enterprise, supervise, compromise, socialize.
Words ending in -ate:
Communicate, associate, manipulate, appreciate, negotiate.
Special stress rules:
Words that ends in -teen often have the "-ee" stressed:
Preteen, fifteen, sateen, canteen, Halloween.
Words ending in -ee often have the "-ee" stressed:
Employee, trainee, awardee, degree, attendee, payee.
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