SYLLABLE STRUCTURE AND WORD STRESS
Definition: Syllable Structure Based on the number of syllables in a word, they can be divided into monosyllabic, disyllabic, and trisyllabic words, etc. Word Stress A very important feature of spoken English. If a word has more than one syllable, all the syllables are not equally prominent, one of the syllables is more prominent than the others. That syllable is said to receive stress.