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The word 'crooked-shouldered' is a compound adjective divided into four syllables: croo-ked-shoul-dered. It consists of two roots ('crooked' and 'shoulder') and a suffix ('-ed'). Primary stress falls on 'croo', and secondary stress on 'shoul'. Syllabification follows vowel-consonant patterns and considers the hyphenated structure.
Definitions
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the first syllable ('croo'), secondary stress on the first syllable of the second root ('shoul').
Syllables
croo — Open syllable, long vowel sound, primary stress potential.. ked — Closed syllable, short vowel sound, unstressed.. shoul — Open syllable, diphthong, secondary stress.. dered — Closed syllable, reduced vowel sound, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel followed by consonant(s)
Syllables are typically divided after a vowel sound when followed by one or more consonant sounds.
Hyphenated Compounds
Each root word within a hyphenated compound is syllabified independently before considering the compound as a whole.
- Hyphenated structure requiring independent root word syllabification.
- The '-ed' suffix forming a distinct syllable.
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