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Marcusrcrider Posted 13 years ago

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What is a stressed syllable and a unstressed syllable?
  

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Stressed syllables are said with more force than unstressed syllables. The stressed syllables of the following words are underlined: fa ther; mo ther; hos pital; per miss ion; in vas ive; ce leb rity; cel ebrate; con crete ; abso lute ly; ration ale ; ra tional; char acter; character is tic. Note that these are words in isolation, while in normal speech there are some slight changes possible due to emphasis.

  • Stressed syllables are said with more force than unstressed syllables.
  • The stressed syllables of the following words are underlined: fa ther; mo ther; hos pital; per miss ion; in vas ive; ce leb rity; cel ebrate; con crete ; abso lute ly; ration ale ; ra tional; char acter; character is tic.
  • Note that these are words in isolation, while in normal speech there are some slight changes possible due to emphasis.
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Stressed syllables are said with more force than unstressed syllables. The stressed syllables of the following words are underlined: father; mother; hospital; permission; invasive; celebrity; celebrate; concrete; absolutely; rationale; rational; character; characteristic. Note that these are words in isola

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