Gerund Word Explorer
Word stress

Engine, engineer, engineering

Engine

Say: EN-jin. A machine that makes something move.

The bus engine made a loud noise.

Engineer

Say: en-juh-NEER. A person who designs machines or structures.

Fatima's mother is a civil engineer.

Engineering

Say: en-juh-NEER-ing. The work or study of engineers.

Rohan wants to study engineering in Chennai.

Remember: The ending -eer is always stressed: engi-NEER, volun-TEER, pio-NEER. Engine alone stresses EN.

Short lessonStress & endingsIn longer words, one part is said more strongly. And the ending -ed can be said in three ways.

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