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Srnn Posted 16 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Stress in words

pls tell the stress of these words

politics
number
academy
democratic
great
political
numerical
academic
democracy
greatness
  

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srnn pls tell the stress of these words politics- `politics number- `number academy-a`cademy democratic- ,democ`ratic great- `great political- po`litical numerical-nu`merical academic-,aca`demical democracy- de`mocracy greatness-`greatness

  • srnn pls tell the stress of these words politics- `politics number- `number academy-a`cademy democratic- ,democ`ratic great- `great political- po`litical numerical-nu`merical academic-,aca`demical democracy- de`mocracy greatness-`greatness
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srnnpls tell the stress of these words

politics- `politics

number- `number

academy-a`cademy
democratic- ,democ`ratic

great- `great

political- po`litical

numerical-nu`merical
academic-,aca`demical
democracy- de`mocracy

greatness-`greatness

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Hele

please clear it again as I dont understand the apostrophies
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politics
number
academy
democratic
great
political
numerical
academic
democracy
greatness

Stress those syllables (it's the vowel that carries the stress).
You can check the stress in any good dictionary.
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politics- `politics
number- `number
academy-a`cademy
democratic- ,democ`ratic (second from the end syllable is stressed when the word has

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