Now Hear This!It's summer and, you know, that means it's baseball season! Syllables are beats of energy that can be counted. Say “baseball” and use your fingers to tap each syllable you hear: “base”-1, “ball”-2. There are two syllables in “baseball.” Words with two or more syllables usually have one syllable that is stressed (or accented). That means it is longer, louder, and slightly higher in pitch than the other syllables in the word. If you tap your fingers when you say “baseball” you will notice that the first tap is louder and held longer than the other two—that means the first syllable is stressed: “BASE-ball.” How many syllables are in each of cities and their professional baseball teams? Which syllable is stressed?
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