Every word has at least one syllable. Over has two syllables. O-ver.
Over is stressed on the first syllable.
singing multiple notes over a single syllable
"Xiong" is pronounced as "sh-yung." The "xi" sounds like "she," and the "ong" sounds like the "ung" in sung. The emphasis is on the "yung" part of the word.
A word in which the emphasis in pronunciation is on the last syllable. Promenade, disengage, present, reside, resent.
O'er is a shortened form of 'over' which allows it to be spoken in one syllable, thus keeping the rhythm of a speech or song. O'er is a shortened form of 'over' which allows it to be spoken in one syllable, and so keep the pattern of speech or song constant where necessary.
A closed syllable. An open syllable. A vowel-consonant-e syllable. A vowel team syllable. A consonant-le syllable. An r-controlled syllable.
If you refer to words with different meanings according to whether they receive the stress on the first or the second syllable, such as permit, perfume and content, for example, the general rule is that when the first syllable is stressed ( PERmit, PERfume, CONtent ) the word is a noun, and when the second syllable is stressed ( perMIT, perFUME, conTENT ) the word is a verb.
The second syllable of unique is a stressed syllable.
First syllable.
there are three in the word syllable
A weak syllable is unstressed. A strong syllable carries the stress.
An unstressed syllable is like the first syllable in around. A-round has the syllable as stronger and therefore stressed but the first syllable (which is "a") is unstressed.