Understanding Syllables

To understand word stress, it helps to understand syllables.Every word is made from syllables.Each word has one, two, three or more syllables.

word number of syllables

dog==========dog=============1
green========green============1
quite=========quite============1
quiet=========qui-et===========2
orange=======or-ange===========2
table=========ta-ble===========2
expensive=====ex-pen-sive=======3
interesting=====in-ter-est-ing======4
realistic=======re-al-is-tic4
unexception====alun-ex-cep-tion-al==5

Notice that (with a few rare exceptions) every syllable contains at least one vowel (a, e, i, o or u) or vowel sound.