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Word stress

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If you want to write the stresses, copy the list below and paste it onto a page in a word-processor (such as Open Office, or Windows' wordpad), and then print it..

clever
grumpy
journalist
cautious
terrible
curious
Antarctica
beautiful
controllers
generous

Florida
fountain pen
useful
architect
airplane
disgusting
meaning
engineer
abandon
academy
independent
disappointed
address
award
manager
offended
unacceptable
annoyed
cheerful
prohibited

delighted
dishwasher
reply
agree
punishment
schoolmate
helpful
adapt
kindness
cowardly

behaviour
blockbuster
useless
available
biography
embarrassing
perhaps
reasonable
behave
increase
dangerous
murderer
basically
personality
open-minded
opportunity
breathtaking
confidence
circumstance
confused
self-confident
To see the stressed syllables, click here.

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