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Where is the stress in five syllable words?
Five-Syllable Words Stressed on the Fourth Syllable.
Which words are stressed on the first syllable?
2-syllable nouns, adjectives, and adverbs are usually stressed on the first syllable.
What are words with 5 syllables called?
Examples of 5 Syllable Words
| accommodation | administration | anniversary |
|---|---|---|
| constituency | determination | differentiate |
| disability | discrimination | electricity |
| evaluation | examination | flexibility |
| ideology | imagination | implementation |
What is a 5 syllable sentence?
Sometimes a haiku forms a full sentence however sometimes a haiku can be simply a phrase. All haikus follow the same pattern of syllables for each line. The first line has five syllables, the second has seven, and the third has five.
When the second syllable of a word is stressed?
There are many two-syllable words in English whose meaning and class change with a change in stress. The word present, for example is a two-syllable word. If we stress the first syllable, it is a noun (gift) or an adjective (opposite of absent). But if we stress the second syllable, it becomes a verb (to offer).
Which word is stressed on the second syllable?
If the word is a two-syllable noun, we usually place the stress on the FIRST syllable. If the word is a two-syllable adjective, as with two-syllable nouns, we usually place the stress on the FIRST syllable. Conversely, if the word is a two-syllable verb we generally stress the SECOND syllable.
What is the first syllable?
The first syllable of a word is the initial syllable and the last syllable is the final syllable.
What is the shortest 5 syllable word?
Oceania, oogonia, and oxyopia, each seven letters long, are the shortest five syllable English words.