The first syllable is the first sound/s or group of letters in a word that are broken into a sound or group of sounds when we speak the word. An easy example is a prefix. Examples:
Some words don't use prefixes but still has a first syllable, as examples:
And some words only have one syllable!
In English, the second syllable is unstressed. (However, in the phrase borrowed from French, "bon voyage", the first syllable of "voyage" is unstressed.)
It is pronounced as "fairm lah" with the emphasis on the first syllable.
The stronger stress is on the first syllable: CLI -mate. (This rhymes with the phrase "Time it.")
"Meant" has one syllable.
The word "meant" has one syllable.
The word "phrase" has one syllable.
The accented syllable in the word "fierceness" is the first syllable, "fierce."
The accented syllable in "wanders" is the first syllable, "wan."
Captive is stressed on the first syllable.
The first syllable is accented.
Flawless is accented on the first syllable.
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