... Graphy : geography, photography,… The stress of nouns, adjectives and verbs having syllables Noun/adj :stress is on the first : export, record, expert Verb : stress is on the second : export, record, ... syllables receive the stress on the second syllables Ate : dictate, locate,… Ize (ise) : surprise, baptize, precise,… Fy, ly : defy, rely, reply,… If having syllables receive the stress on the third ... d.read d.week d.promise d.worked d.city d.spend d.practiced - • - • - - - WORD STRESS The endings which receive the stress: Oo : shampoo, kangaroo, yahoo… (cuckoo) Ee : employee, absentee, trainee,…(committee,...