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Guide has only one syllable
Guide has one syllable.
The word guide has one syllable.
the first syllable
In the dictionary, the stressed syllable is usually marked with a symbol such as an accent mark (ˈ) before the stressed syllable. You can also refer to the pronunciation guide provided in the dictionary to identify the stressed syllable in a word.
It is pronounced as "Can-tay-yod-jay-ah". The stress is on the second syllable, indicated by the capital letters in the pronunciation guide.
A closed syllable. An open syllable. A vowel-consonant-e syllable. A vowel team syllable. A consonant-le syllable. An r-controlled syllable.
The accented syllable in the word "fierceness" is the first syllable, "fierce."
The accented syllable in "wanders" is the first syllable, "wan."
The stressed syllable in the word "morning" is the first syllable, which is "mor."
The second syllable of unique is a stressed syllable.
The stressed syllable in the word "belief" is the first syllable, "be."