How Many Syllables In WASSCE?

8syllables

WASSCE has 8 syllables, dʌb-əl-juː-eɪ-es-es-siː-iː. It is a polysyllabic word.

dʌbəljuːeɪesessiːiː

/ˌdʌb.əl.juː.eɪ.es.es.siːˈiː/ UK /ˌdʌb.əl.juː.eɪ.es.es.siːˈiː/ US

Stress

The main stress falls on the eighth syllable, iː.

Syllable Structure

CVC/VC/CV/V/VC/VC/CV/V

Division By Sound

/dʌb.əl.juː.eɪ.es.es.siː.iː/

Division By Letters

The spelling does not split cleanly

A spelling guide that follows the sound division.

Tree Diagram Of WASSCE

S syllable, O onset, R rime, P peak, C coda, Ø no coda.

Syllable	Onset	Peak	Coda	Pattern	Type
1 secondary stress	d	ʌ	b	CVC	closed
2	–	ə	l	VC	closed
3	j	uː	–	CV	open
4	–	eɪ	–	V	open
5	–	e	s	VC	closed
6	–	e	s	VC	closed
7	s	iː	–	CV	open
8 primary stress	–	iː	–	V	open

Syllable 1 is stressed and has the short vowel /ʌ/, so it keeps a coda /b/.
Between syllables 2 and 3, /j/ goes to the right, following the Maximal Onsets Principle.
Two vowels meet between syllables 3 and 4, so syllable 4 has no onset.
Two vowels meet between syllables 4 and 5, so syllable 5 has no onset.
Syllable 5 ends in /s/ because the next syllable cannot take it as an onset here.
Between syllables 6 and 7, /s/ goes to the right, following the Maximal Onsets Principle.
Two vowels meet between syllables 7 and 8, so syllable 8 has no onset.

How many syllables are in WASSCE?

WASSCE has 8 syllables, dʌb-əl-juː-eɪ-es-es-siː-iː. In British English it is transcribed /ˌdʌb.əl.juː.eɪ.es.es.siːˈiː/.

Which syllable is stressed in WASSCE?

The eighth syllable, iː, carries the main stress.

What is the syllable structure of WASSCE?

WASSCE has the structure CVC/VC/CV/V/VC/VC/CV/V, where C is a consonant sound and V is a vowel sound.

How do you divide WASSCE into syllables?

By sound, dʌb.əl.juː.eɪ.es.es.siː.iː. By letters, as a spelling guide, the spelling does not split cleanly.