-ed
# of syllables
pronounce it!
Mix
What's the stress?
100

name

named

100

scrape

1 syllable (but two vowels)

scrape

100

ruse

ruse

rooz

100

Past tense of escape

escaped

100

present (noun)

PRE-sent

1st syllable

200

present

presented
200

unilateral

5 syllables

u-ni-la-te-ral


200

agitate

agitate

200

lovingly

lo-ving-ly

200

photograph (noun)

1st syllable

pho-to-graph

(noun - stress 1st)

300

undermine

undermined

300

unmitigated

5 syllables

un-mi-ti-ga-ted

300

buffet

buf-fet

buff-FAY

300

epitome

epitome

e-pi-to-me

300

democracy

de-MO-cracy

3rd from last

400

validate

validated

400

acquisition

4 syllables (6 vowels)

a-cqui-si-tion

400

abysmal

abysmal

400

accessory with -ized

accessorized

400

mysterious

my-STER-ious


before the suffix

500

scrutinize

scrutinized

500

onomatopoeia

6 syllables (but 8 vowels)

o-no-ma-to-poei-a

500

plethora

plethora

ple-tho-ra

500

Incomprehensibilities

Incomprehensibilities

in-com-pre-hen-si-bil-i-ties

500

geographic

geo-graph-ic

before the suffix