B. Stress in Verbs
(i)
Bi-syllabled verbs
For bi-syllabled verbs, the stress is on the
final syllable. However, there are
exceptions.
de'lay
ex'plain be'come de'cide a'gree
re'ply re'turn de'stroy a'chieve ap'ply ar'rive pre'pare
Exceptions
'answer 'question 'hasten 'quicken
(ii)
Poly-syllabled verbs
The stress is on the pen-ultimate (before
the final) or the ante-pen-ultimate (before the pen-ultimate) like nouns.
in'terrogate
in'vestigate e'xamine in'terpret
exceptions
'exercise 'interview 'hesitate inter'vene inter'rupt
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