Well, my own language is spanish, but in my english course we use an Oxford´s book, and it says that TElevision has the first syllabe stressed.
Te le vi SION
televisio
television
vi
The stressed syllable in the word "persistence" is "sis."
The stressed syllable in the word "Philippines" is "pil."
The stressed syllable in the word "colorful" is the first syllable, "col."
The stressed syllable in the word "semester" is the second syllable, "mes."
The first syllable "resi-" is stressed in the word "residence."
No, "rejoiced" is not a word with a stressed syllable. The stress falls on the second syllable, "joiced."
The stressed syllable in the word "modern" is the first syllable, "mod-".
The syllable stressed in the word "silent" is the first syllable, "si".
The stressed syllable in the word "wonderful" is the first syllable: "won-".
The stressed syllable in the word "morning" is the first syllable, which is "mor."
The stressed syllable in the word "victory" is the first syllable, "vic."
The stressed syllable in the word "burglary" is the first syllable, "burg."