Stress Moves in Word Families
Grade 5
Name:
Date:
Score:
When you add a suffix, the stress can move: PHO·to·graph → pho·TOG·ra·phy → pho·to·GRAPH·ic. Suffixes like -ic, -ity and -ical pull the stress to the syllable just before them.
Examples: photographic → pho·to·GRAPH·ic · photography → pho·TOG·ra·phy · public → PUB·lic
Split each word and CAPITALISE the stressed syllable.
1.
electric
e·LEC·tric
2.
photograph
PHO·to·graph
3.
energetic
en·er·GET·ic
4.
electricity
e·lec·TRIC·i·ty
5.
atomic
a·TOM·ic
6.
economy
e·CON·o·my
Using this with a class?
Create a free class code — no sign-up or email. Assign levels, share custom word lists, and see which words your students find hardest.
Set up a free classroom