English Language Arts Terminology

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adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun, in this case, 'unstressed' describes something that is not emphasized or given importance

  • In linguistics, an unstressed syllable is a syllable that is pronounced with less emphasis or prominence.
  • I tend to skip over unstressed words when I'm reading out loud.
  • I always mumble through the unstressed parts of a song because I don't know the lyrics.
  • She felt like an unstressed vowel in the middle of a sentence, easily overlooked and forgotten.