It is usually two; Be-side.
Not if you say it quickly; like [bes-side.]
There is one accented syllable in the word "beside," which is the first syllable "be."
There is one accented syllable in the word "above," which falls on the first syllable "a-."
The word circumstance has three syllables. It is accented like cir'-cum-stance.
Accented syllables are syllables in a word that receive a greater emphasis or stress when spoken. They help determine the rhythm and flow of speech in a language. In English, accented syllables are usually louder, higher in pitch, or longer in duration compared to unaccented syllables.
There are two syllables like so: cul-ture. The first syllable is accented.
Atonic
One
There is one accented syllable in the word "above," which falls on the first syllable "a-."
The accented syllable is the second of the two syllables in the word because.
The word restless has two syllables. rest-less (The root word rest is in bold because it is accented, or emphasized, louder than -less. -less is a suffix, and a suffix is never accented instead of the root word.)
The first.
The second.
Just the first.
There are two syllables in the word pretend. A good way to figure out how many syllables are in any word, is to put you hand under your chin and say the word aloud, count how many times your hand goes down, and that is how many syllables are in the word.
Heliocentric has five syllables: he-li-o-cen-tric. It is accented on the fourth syllable.
There are three syllables in the word pineapple.
The word circumstance has three syllables. It is accented like cir'-cum-stance.
First. The emphasis is on the MEH at th bginning, and neither of the other syllables are accented.