A syllable is a beat of sound in a word. The beat can sometimes be part of a word, or the whole word. For example 'window' has two beats ('win' – 'dow') but 'door' had just one ('door').

A syllable is a beat of sound in a word. The beat can sometimes be part of a word, or the whole word. For example 'window' has two beats ('win' – 'dow') but 'door' had just one ('door').

Minimal Pairs : ‘teen’ is the stressed syllable - it is long and clear and the /t/ is clearly pronounced: thirteen, fourteen... ‘ty’ is the unstressed syllable- it is short and quick and ...