Stress that moves when the word grows

/ərˈɪdʒənəl/adjective

The first one, as it came.

Do you still have the original box?

/ərˈɪdʒənəl/adjective

The first one, as it came.

The stress moves to the second: o-RIG-i-nal.

/ɪˈkɑːnəmi/noun

The money system of a country.

The economy here has changed quickly.

/ɪˈkɑːnəmi/noun

The money system of a country.

Stress the second syllable: e-CON-o-my.

/ˌekəˈnɑːmɪk/adjective

To do with money and business.

It was an economic decision, not a personal one.

/ˌekəˈnɑːmɪk/adjective

To do with money and business.

The stress moves to the third: e-co-NOM-ic.

/fəˈtɑːɡrəfi/noun

The art of taking pictures.

Is photography allowed inside the building?

/fəˈtɑːɡrəfi/noun

The art of taking pictures.

The stress jumps to the second: pho-TOG-ra-phy.

/ˈfoʊtəˌɡræf/noun

A picture taken with a camera.

Could you take a photograph of us?

/ˈfoʊtəˌɡræf/noun

A picture taken with a camera.

Stress the first syllable: PHO-to-graph.

/ˈpɑːləˌtɪks/noun

The activity of governing.

We never discuss politics at lunch.

/ˈpɑːləˌtɪks/noun

The activity of governing.

Stress the first syllable: POL-i-tics.

/ˈɔːrədʒən/noun

Where something began.

Nobody knows the origin of the name.

/ˈɔːrədʒən/noun

Where something began.

Stress the first syllable: OR-i-gin.

/məˈdɪsənəl/adjective

Having the effect of a medicine.

The tea has a medicinal taste.

/məˈdɪsənəl/adjective

Having the effect of a medicine.

The stress moves to the second: me-DIC-i-nal.

/ˈmedəsən/noun

Something you take to get better.

I take this medicine every morning.

/ˈmedəsən/noun

Something you take to get better.

/pəˈlɪtəkəl/adjective

To do with government.

That is a political question, really.

/pəˈlɪtəkəl/adjective

To do with government.

The stress moves to the second: po-LIT-i-cal.