Question

State the rules to determine the location of the primary stress in each of the following words: 10 i generosity ii economical iii application iv millionaire v aloud

Answer 1

generosity  ⇒the primary stress goes in the syllable 'ro' : geneROsity
 economical ⇒ the primary stress goes in the syllable 'no' : ecoNOmical. application ⇒ the primary stress goes in the syllable 'ca' : appliCAtion
 millionaire ⇒ the primary stress goes in the first syllable 'mi': MIllionaire
 aloud ⇒the primary stress goes in the last syllable 'loud': aLOUD