Răspuns:
The stress is marked in bold.
Clever = 2 syllables (clev-er)
Polite = 2 syllables (po-lite)
Funny = 2 syllables (fun-ny)
Kind = 1 syllable
Friendly = 2 syllables (friend-ly)
Explicație:
There are several ways to count the number of syllables in a word.
The first one would be to pronounce the word and to count how many times you hear a, e, i, o or u as a separate sound. That is the number of your syllables.
A differend method is to place your hand under your chin and to pronounce the word; every time your chin touches your hand — that's a syllable.
