Do you know a synonym for the word "alphabet"? Almost everyone will answer this question: "Alphabet". But will everyone correctly stress the word "alphabet"? And in general, how is it right? From this article you will know exactly which syllable the stress in the noun "alphabet" falls on.
Stress
If a word has two or more syllables, then one of them is pronounced stronger than the others. Such a syllable is called shock, while all other syllables are unstressed.
The word alphabet: stress
"Alphabet" is a common inanimate noun of the masculine gender of the second declension.
There are seven letters and seven sounds in this word, of which three are vowels. If we recall the school rule "how many vowels in the word - so many syllables", it becomes clear that the "alphabet" can be divided into three syllables al-fa-vit.
There are people who pronounce the second sound "a" most strongly. But this is absolutely wrong.
Remember: in the word "alphabet" the stress falls on the last syllable, and this does not depend on the case or the number in which this noun is used.
For instance:
- In the alphabetical letter, under each letter of the alphabet, a colorful picture was drawn with the corresponding word.
- Will someone answer me how many letters in the Chinese alphabet?
- Alevtina Alekseevna went around a dozen computer equipment stores, but could not find keyboards with the Korean alphabet .
- To make elementary school students remember the alphabet faster, teachers use poems, songs and games.
- I am the last letter in the alphabet.
- Based on the Greek alphabet, the Russian alphabet was also created.
- Frau Marta smugly complained: "I know the Russian alphabet very well!"
- The first alphabet was given to us by the ancient Phoenicians.
- There are a great many alphabets in the world.
- Do you think language is possible without an alphabet?
In each of these examples in the noun "alphabet", the stress falls on "and", so the third syllable is the stressed syllable.