June Contest
June 01, 2008
The March contest winner was Carol
Ezovski of San Jose, CA – Congratulations!
Words have syllables (beats of energy) that can be counted. Use your fingers to tap each time you hear a syllable when you say the word “summer” “su”-1, “mmer”-2. Two, right? If you tap just the way you say it, you will notice that the first tap is louder/longer than the second or third—that means the first syllable is stressed: “SU-mmer.”
Now, Here’s the Contest!
Which words below have two syllables with stress on the first syllable?
Careful, don’t let the spelling mislead you . . .
business
chocolate
history
open
umbrella
vacation
Words have syllables (beats of energy) that can be counted. Use your fingers to tap each time you hear a syllable when you say the word “summer” “su”-1, “mmer”-2. Two, right? If you tap just the way you say it, you will notice that the first tap is louder/longer than the second or third—that means the first syllable is stressed: “SU-mmer.”
Now, Here’s the Contest!
Which words below have two syllables with stress on the first syllable?
Careful, don’t let the spelling mislead you . . .
business
chocolate
history
open
umbrella
vacation