what is a stressed vowel??

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It's the vowel in the syllable of a word that is pronounced more loudly than the other(s). I'll indicate the stressed syllable in the words below in CAPS. The vowel in that syllable is the stressed vowel.

in HER ent

DIF fer ent

SAD ly

oc CUR

If you have specific words you have questions about, please repost.

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