... obj :stress on the last word: Ex: what to do, learning english b) compound nouns: b1. N+N , N+gerund , gerund+N: stress on 1st element Ex: river bank, coal mining, living room b2. N + adj: stress ... OW, EN, Y, EL, ER, LE, ISH :stress 1st syllableEx: to open, to follow, to hurry, to struggle, to flatter, to finish 2. RU 2. RULE2: three or > three syllable words: stress 3rd syllable- counting ... Exception: to develop, imagine, banana3. RULE 3: Suffixes:a) Stress before CIV(consonant-I-vowel) Ex: australia, religious, physician b) Stress before IC Ex: titanic, panasonic, pacific Exceptions:...