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Syllable Stress
Study
syllable stress with these prefixes. The bold syllables are
stressed.
If the words are in red, the prefix is stressed. You will notice
that
this is not as common as having the stress on a different
syllable.
However, you can see that each prefix has a pattern.
| Prefix |
Meaning |
Examples |
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| im |
not,
in, into |
impractical, impose, important, impatient, impeach, immune, immediate implicate, immigrant |
| ir |
not |
irrelevant, irrational, irregular, irresponsible |
| non |
not |
noninvasive, nonmetallic nonstick, nonstop, nonprofit, nonfat, nonfiction* |
| pre |
before |
prepare, prefer, predetermine, present, prescribe preference, prelude, premise, prejudice, preface, pregnancy pre-pay, pre-heat* |
| re |
again |
report, republican, reorganize, repeat, repel, replace, relate |
| trans |
across |
transform, transportation*, transcript, transit, transfer, translate, transplant** |
| un |
not |
unknown, unable, unbroken, uncertain, unconditional, unlawful, unpaid |
| under |
below |
underway, underwater, undertake, understand underwear |
| uni |
one |
unique, universal, union, unison |
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