Understanding Accent Patterns

Accent PatternsTypes of AccentsPrimarySecondary2 and 3 syllable wordsOn the first syllableAccent the root not the prefixwords with multiple meanings may change the accent based on the meaning4 syllable wordsAccent on the second syllable Special Patternsaccent the syllable just before the ending -ic and –ical-atein 3 syllable words accent the fist syllable and a secondary accent on the -atein 4 syllable words the second syllable has the accent with a secondary accent on the ate3+ syllab;e words ending in an ecross off the e and count back three vowels to find the accentEven when another suffix is added you count back three vowels from the e-tion, -sion, -cian,accent the syllable just before the --tion, -sion, -ciani will always be short before these suffixes-ityaccent the syllable accent the syllable just before the –ityLatin connectives accent falls on the syllable before the connective-ti-, -ci-, -xi-, -si-, -u-, -ol-, -ul-i will be a long e or a y soundu, ol, ul are always long-oon and -eer always have the accent