✅ Afijos que no modifican el estrés
–ness → happy /ˈhæpi/ → happiness /ˈhæpinəs/
–ly → quick /kwɪk/ → quickly /ˈkwɪkli/
–ment → develop /dɪˈveləp/ → development /dɪˈveləpmənt/
–ful → hope /həʊp/ → hopeful /ˈhəʊpfl/
–less → care /keə/ → careless /ˈkeələs/
–able → comfort /ˈkʌmfət/ → comfortable /ˈkʌmf(ə)təbl/
–itive → sense /sens/ → sensitive /ˈsensɪtɪv/
un– → wise /waɪz/ → unwise /ʌnˈwaɪz/
dis– → agree /əˈɡriː/ → disagree /ˌdɪsəˈɡriː/
🔹 Afijos que atraen el estrés
–ee → refuge /ˈrefjuːdʒ/ → refugee /ˌrefjuˈdʒiː/ Excepción: employee /ɪmˈplɔɪiː/ → mantiene el estrés en la raíz
–eer → mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/ → mountaineer /ˌmaʊntəˈnɪə/ Excepción: reindeer /ˈreɪndɪə/
–ese → Japan /dʒəˈpæn/ → Japanese /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/ Excepción: Chinese /ˈʧaɪniːz/ → puede mantener estrés inicial
–ette → kitchen /ˈkɪtʃɪn/ → kitchenette /ˌkɪtʃɪˈnet/ Excepción: omelette /ˈɒmlət/ → préstamo sin sufijación
–ade → block /blɒk/ → blockade /blɒˈkeɪd/ Excepción: decade /ˈdekeɪd/ → no derivada, estrés inicial
–ique → technic /ˈteknɪk/ → technique /tekˈniːk/ Excepción: antique → variable según dialecto
–igue → fatigue /fə ˈtiːɡ/
–oon → cartoon /kɑː ˈtuːn/
Afijos que desplazan el estrés a la anteúltima sílaba
–ic → photograph /ˈfəʊtəɡrɑːf/ → photographic /ˌfəʊtəˈɡræfɪk/ Excepción: rhetoric /ˈretərɪk/
–ion → educate /ˈedjʊkeɪt/ → education /ˌedjʊˈkeɪʃən/ Excepción: television /ˈtelɪvɪʒən/
–ity → active /ˈæktɪv/ → activity /ækˈtɪvɪti/ Excepción: city /ˈsɪti/ → no derivada con –ity
–ical → history /ˈhɪstəri/ → historical /hɪˈstɒrɪkl/ Excepción: musical /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/
–ian → music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ → musician /mjuːˈzɪʃən/ Excepción: guardian /ˈɡɑːdiən/
–eous → courage /ˈkʌrɪdʒ/ → courageous /kəˈreɪdʒəs/ Excepción: hideous /ˈhɪdiəs/