religiousminded
The word 'religious-minded' is a compound adjective divided into five syllables: re-li-gious-mind-ed. Primary stress falls on 'gious'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 're-', root 'lig-', suffix '-ious', root 'mind', and suffix '-ed'. Syllabification follows vowel-CVC, suffix, stress, and diphthong rules.
Definitions
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('gious'). Secondary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('mind').
Syllables
re — Open syllable, initial vowel sound.. li — Open syllable, short vowel sound.. gious — Closed syllable, primary stress.. mind — Diphthong followed by consonant cluster.. ed — Closed syllable, weak vowel sound.
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Vowel-CVC Rule
Syllables are often formed around vowel sounds, followed by consonants.
Suffix Rule
Suffixes generally form separate syllables, especially when they contain vowels.
Stress Rule
English stress patterns often fall on the penultimate syllable in words ending in '-ous'.
Diphthong Rule
Diphthongs (vowel combinations) typically form the nucleus of a syllable.
- The hyphenated structure dictates a clear separation between 'religious' and 'minded'.
- The pronunciation of the 'g' in 'gious' as /dʒ/ is a common phonetic variation.
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