Where is the stress in "ss"?

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

How to practice saying "ss"?

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Lettergrepids

1 Lettergrepen

"ss": 1 lettergrepen.

Lettergrepen:ss

Hoofdklemtoon

SS(ss)●

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

IPA:⁄ˈɛs.ɛs⁄

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IPAˈɛs.ɛs

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on the first syllable. Seventy. DA-da-da. It begins with the S consonant sound, ss, ss, teeth are together and tongue tip is down here, corners of the lips may pull wide. Sssse-. Then we have the EH as in BED vowel. And you can see the jaw does need to drop for that

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