MODERN
second accented syllable
No, "modern" is not a first-syllable word. The stressed syllable in "modern" is the second syllable, pronounced as "mod-ern."
MODERN
The word balance is a unstressed first syllable.
The word modern is stressed on the first syllable. Mod-ern.
yes first syllable
second syllable
second
Second syllable.
The first syllable is accented.
first
"Dolphin" is a first-syllable word. The primary stress is on the first syllable in English pronunciation.