Rules of accentual pattern
Rules of accentual pattern a) Words with weak prefixes are accented on the root and not on the prefix E.g. correct, compose etc b) The inflexional suffix –es, -ing, and –ed do not affect the accent. E.g. remind-reminded; figure-figures; survive-surviving c) The addition of various derivational suffixes like –age, -ance, -en, -er, -ess, -ful, -hood, -ice, -ish, -ive, -less, -ly, -ment, -ness, -or, -ship, -ure and –zen does not change the accent of the main word. E.g. percent-percentage; allow-allowance; fright-frighten etc d) Words ending with –ion have the primary accent on the penultimate syllable E.g. Motion, relation, decoration, etc e) Words ending witn –ic, -ical, -ically, -ious, -ial, and –ially have the primary accent on the syllable before these suffixes. E.g. democratic, classical, t...