aerialāēreal, not ārēal
athletetwo sylables, not ath e lete
attackedattakt, two syllables
casualtykazh'ualte, not ality
conduitcŏndit or kŏndit, not dōōit
differentthree syllables, not diffrunt
elmnot ellum
helmnot hel um
historythree syllables, not histry
honorablenot honrable
hygienichy gi en' ic, four syllables
interestnot intrust
interestingnot intrusting
ivorynot ivry
omeletnot omlet
realmnot rellum
separablenot seprable
ticklishtwo syllables, not tickelish
valuablevaluable, not valuble
vaudevillevŏdvĭl
Zeuszūs, not zēus

223. Words accented on the first syllable:

admirablead'mirable
aliasā'lias
applicableap'plicable
bicyclebī'sĭkle
chastisementchas'tisement
construecon'strue
despicabledes'picable
desultorydes'ultory
disputantdis'putant
exigencyex'ijency
explicableex'plicable
exquisiteex'quisite
extantex'tant
formidablefor'midable
Genoajen'ōa
gondolagon'dōla
harasshar'ass
hospitablehos'pitable
impiousim'pious, not impīous
industryin'dustry
inventoryin'ventory
lamentablelam'entable
mischievousmis'chievous
obligatoryob'ligatory
pariahpa'riah
peremptoryper'emptory
preferablepref'erable
RomolaRōm'ola
vehemencevē'hemence

224. Words accented on the second syllable:

Word Correct Pronunciation
abdomenabdō'men
acclimateacclī'mate
acumenacū'men
albumenalbū'men
artificerartif'iser
bitumenbitū'men
chicaneryshikā'nery
illustrateillus'trate
incognito ĭnkŏg'nĭtō
incomparableincom'parable
indisputableindis'putable
inexorableinex'orable
inexplicableinex'plicable
inhospitableinhos'pitable
inquiryinquī'ry
irrevocableirrev'ocable
misconstruemiscon'strue
nitrogenousnītroj'enous
opponentoppo'nent
pianistpian'ist
refutablerefut'able
syllabicsyllab'ic
telegraphyteleg'raphy
vagaryvagā'ry
Yosemite yō sĕm' ĭ te

225. Words accented on the last syllable:

addressaddress'
adeptadept'
adultadult'
allyally'
commandantcommandänt' (ä as in arm)
contourcontour'
dessertdessert'
dilatedilate'
exciseĕksīz'
financefinance'
grimacegrimāce'
importuneimportūne'
occultoccult'
pretenceprētence'
researchrēsearch'
robustrōbust'
romancerōmance'
tiradetīrade'

226. Words whose pronunciation depends on meaning:

accentAccent' the first syllable.
Place the ac'cent upon the first syllable.
agedAn a'ged man.
Properly aged wine (one syllable).