American English Pronunciation Workbook

Comparison of four syllable stress patterns

1. promissory [pɹɑmɪsɛɹi] journalistic [ʤɚnl̩ɪstɪɡ]
2. january [ʤænjuɛɹɪ] equivalent [ikwəvn̩]
3. expectation [ɛkspɛkteɪʃn̩] hierarchy [haɪɚki]
4. education [ɛʤɪkeɪʃn̩] profanity [pɹoʊfænɪti]
5. minority [maɪnɔɹdi] temporary [tɛmpɚeɪ]
6. additional [ədɪʃənl̩] conscientious [kɑʃiɛnʃəs]
7. hierarchy [haɪɚki] independent [ɪndəpɛnɪʔt]
8. everybody [ɛvɹɪbɪɾi] majority [mɪʤoʊɚɾi]
9. european [jɚpiɪn] february [fɛbɹuɛɹi]
10. information [ɪnfɚmeɪʃən] intelligence [ɪntɛlʊʤɪnz]
11. majority [məʤoʊɹɪɾi] everybody [ɛvɹɪbɪɾi]
12. community [kmjunɪɾi] european [jɚpiɪn]
13. temporary [tɛmpɚeɪ] fundamental [fənɪmɛnəl]
14. secondary [sɛkn̩dɛɹi] responsible [ɹɪspɑnsəbəl]
15. expectation [ɛkspɛkteɪʃn̩] qualitative [kwɑlɪteɪɾɪf]
16. medication [mɛɾɪkeɪʃn̩] intelligence [ɪntɛlʊʤɪnz]
17. analysis [ɪnæləsɪs] epilepsy [ɛpl̩əpsi]
18. philosophy [fl̩ɑsɪfi] recognition [ɹɛkɪŋnəʃʊn]
19. temporary [tɛmpɚeɪ] information [ɛnʧɚmeɪʃn̩]
20. everybody [ɛvɹɪbɪɾi] available [ɪveɪlbl̩]
21. ammunition [ɛmɛniʃn̩] qualitative [kwɑlɪteɪɾɪf]
22. whatsoever [wətsoʊɛvɚ] analysis [ɪnæləsɪs]
23. available [əveɪləbl̩] promissory [pɹɑmɪsɛɹi]
24. technology [tɛknɑləʤi] journalistic [ʤɚnl̩ɪstɪɡ]


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