SYLLABLE-TIMED

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PRIMARY (MAIN) STRESS before THESE SUFFIXES
-ic
-ion
-ity
-ify
-ial
-ian
-ible
-ient
-ious
-ical
energetic
/ˌɛnɚˈdʒɛt ɪk/
fantastic
/fænˈtæstɪk/
pessimistic
/ˌpɛsəˈmɪstɪk/
decision
/dɪˈsɪʒən/
definition
/ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən/
revision
/rɪˈvɪʒən/
ability /əˈbɪlət i/
possibility /ˌpɑsəˈbɪlət i/
university /ˌyunəˈvɚsət i/
classify
/ˈklæsəˌfaɪ/
terrify
/ˈtɛrəˌfaɪ/
identify
/aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/, /ɪˈ-/
essential
/ɪˈsɛnʃəl/
financial
/fəˈnænʃəl/, /faɪ-/
official
/əˈfɪʃəl/
politician
/ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən/
vegetarian
/ˌvɛdʒəˈtɛriən/
musician
/myuˈzɪʃən/
impossible
/ɪmˈpɑsəbəl/
incredible
/ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/
terrible
/ˈtɛrəbəl/
ancient
/ˈeɪnʃənt/
efficient
/ɪˈfɪʃənt/
patient
/ˈpeɪʃənt/
ambitious
/æmˈbɪʃəs/
suspicious
/səˈspɪʃəs/
delicious
/dɪˈlɪʃəs/
historical
/hɪˈstɔrɪkəl/, /ˈstɑr-/
political
/pəˈlɪt ɪkəl/
identical
/aɪˈdɛntɪkəl/, /ɪ-/
Stress the syllable immediately before these suffixes that begin with ‘i’.