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Grammar
Help with Syllables
I don't know where my mind is today. I am having trouble with counting syllables. My main issue is with words that end in ED. Loved, Assumed, Hated, etc.
Any help?
Any help?
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d/ (1 syllable). su:md/. d/ is a two-syllable word.
- d/ (1 syllable).
- su:md/.
- d/ is a two-syllable word.
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Pronunciation of -ed (the suffix for past) varies from /d/ (no syllable) to /t/ (no syllable) to /?d/ (1 syllable). Hence: /luvd/ is a single-syllable word, as is /?su:md/. On the other hand, /heit?d/ is a two-syllable word.
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After "t" or "d", "ed" counts as a syllable. Otherwise, it doesn't.
loved = lov + ed = 1 + 0 syllables = 1.
assumed = assum + ed = 2 + 0 syllables = 2.
hated = hat + ed = 1 + 1 sylllables = 2.
depended = depend + ed = 2 + 1 syllables = 3.
There are very few exceptions.
loved = lov + ed = 1 + 0 syllables = 1.
assumed = assum + ed = 2 + 0 syllables = 2.
hated = hat + ed = 1 + 1 sylllables = 2.
depended = depend + ed = 2 + 1 syllables = 3.
There are very few exceptions.
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