Asked by dalton
could you help explain unstressed syllables? Homework is to underline the unstressed syllable or syllables.
Examples of words dozen, spinach. ext.
thanks
Examples of words dozen, spinach. ext.
thanks
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Answered by
Writeacher
The unstressed syllables are the ones spoken a bit less loudly than the stressed ones. Below, the stressed syllables are in CAPS, while the unstressed ones are in lower-case.
DO-zen
SPI-nach
im-POS-si-ble
IN-ter-es-ting
SYL-la-bles
HOME-work
ex-PLAIN
You can re-post with additional words about which you have questions. Be sure to look them up in a dictionary first, though. The dictionary tells you what the stressed syllables are in the pronunciation section for each word.
http://www.dictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/syllable?qsrc=2888
DO-zen
SPI-nach
im-POS-si-ble
IN-ter-es-ting
SYL-la-bles
HOME-work
ex-PLAIN
You can re-post with additional words about which you have questions. Be sure to look them up in a dictionary first, though. The dictionary tells you what the stressed syllables are in the pronunciation section for each word.
http://www.dictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/syllable?qsrc=2888
Answered by
madison
relative unstressed syllables
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