Words with suffixes -ee, eer, -ese, -esque, -ique, and -ette
Listen to the following words. What stress pattern do you hear?
(guarantee) I guarantee you will be happy.
(volunteer) I volunteer at the hospital.
(Japanese) I have two Japanese students
The Rule:
Stress the syllable with each of the suffixes above.
Examples: enginEER, techNIQUE, picturESQUE