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Match stress shift: 1. Photo: p. 1st syl 2. -graphy: q. 2nd syl 3. Vowel: r. Schwa

A1-p, 2-q, 3-r
B1-p, 2-r, 3-q
C1-q, 2-p, 3-r
D1-r, 2-p, 3-q
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 1-p, 2-q, 3-r
Adding derivational suffixes like -y causes stress to shift and unaccented vowels to reduce to a schwa.
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