Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Four syllable words and stress: -ant, -ent, -cy

X - - -
affluency ('affluent)
adequacy ('adequate)
bankruptcy (or Xx--) 'bank,rupt
accuracy ('accurate)
celibacy ('celibate)
candidacy ('candidate)
competency ('competent
delicacy ('delicate)
hesitancy ('hesitant)
intricacy ('intricate)
militancy ('militant)
occupancy ('occupant)
profligacy ('profligate)


-X--
conspiracy
diplomacy
dependency (dependent)
redundancy (redundant)

X-x-
geomancy
necromancy
pyromancy

Also http://blaoism.blogspot.com/2010/11/ant-ent-ance-ence.html


ient

proficient pro-'fi-cient
pro-'ficiency

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