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Mar 2016
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Syllable Stress

AUSTRALIA PLUS
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Syllable stress A syllable is a word, or part of a word, which contains a single vowel sound. Every word contains at least one syllable, Some examples include: Pen Watch Cat The following words are examples of words with two syllables. garden: gar / den hotel: ho / tel consist: con / sist Here are some examples of words with three syllables: September: ... Show More
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