first
The first syllable is accented. ("PEE-pull")
The word balance is a unstressed first syllable.
There are 2 syllables. Peo-ple.
Second syllable.
second
second syllable
second accented syllable
The first syllable is accented.
first
"Dolphin" is a first-syllable word. The primary stress is on the first syllable in English pronunciation.
second syllable
Second syllable.