How many syllables in "jerked"?

"jerked" has 1 lettergrepen (jerked).

How to divide "jerked"?

"jerked" divides into 1 parts: jerked.

In standard pronunciation, primary stress falls on the emphasized syllable.

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1 Lettergrepen

"jerked": 1 lettergrepen.

Lettergrepen:jerked

Hoofdklemtoon

JERKED(jerked)●

Stress in "jerked" falls on 1st syllable (monosyllabic).

IPA:⁄dʒɜːrkt⁄

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IPAdʒɜːrkt

Lettergrepenjerked

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years you see 1970 and 75 and 80 and 85 and 90 2025 our sun is kind of getting jerked around uh not just by the Earth but by Jupiter and Saturn Uranus Neptune and so on all of them yanking on the sun and you can kind of see if you look and so on all of them yanking on the sun and you can kind of see if you look

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How many syllables in "jerked"?: "jerked" has 1 lettergrepen (jerked).
How to divide "jerked"?: "jerked" divides into 1 parts: jerked.
Where is the stress in "jerked"?: In standard pronunciation, primary stress falls on the emphasized syllable.
How to practice saying "jerked"?: Say each syllable slowly (jerked) and listen on SayItVid.