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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| adventure | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| affair | x/ | Noun |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| allegory | /xxx | Noun |
| almost | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| anecdote | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| annals | /x | Noun |
| argument | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| aria | /xx | Noun |
| article | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| attic | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| average | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| basement | /x | Noun |
| bedroom | /x | Noun |
| bedtime | /x | Noun |
| biannual | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| biography | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| body | /x | Noun, Verb |
| book | / | Noun, Verb |
| branch | / | Noun, Verb |
| built | / | Adjective, Noun |
| bulletin | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| business | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| caption | /x | Noun, Verb |
| caring | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cartoon | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| case history | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| cellar | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cent | / | Noun |
| chapter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chestnut | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| chop | / | Noun, Verb |
| chronic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chronicle | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| circumference | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| clapboard | /x | Noun, Verb |
| climax | /x | Noun, Verb |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| coin | / | Noun, Verb |
| communique | x/xx | Noun |
| conclusion | x/x | Noun |
| connection | x/x | Noun |
| conte | / | Name |
| content | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| copy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| coverage | /xx | Noun |
| crock | / | Noun, Verb |
| culmination | xx/x | Noun |
| deal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| description | x/x | Noun |
| despatch | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dilapidated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| dispatch | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| drama | /x | Noun |
| dream | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| east | / | Name, Adjective, Adverb |
| edge | / | Noun, Verb |
| eight | / | Noun, Adjective |
| eighteen | x/ | Noun |
| eighth | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| environment | x/xx | Noun |
| epic | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| episode | /xx | Noun |
| etymology | xx/xx | Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| evolution | xx/x | Noun |
| example | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| exclusive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| excuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| experience | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| explanation | xx/x | Noun |
| extra | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| eye | / | Noun, Verb |
| fable | /x | Noun, Verb |
| facts | / | Verb |
| fairy | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| fairy story | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| feature | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fib | / | Noun, Verb |
| fiction | /x | Noun |
| fifteen | x/ | Noun |
| fifth | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| fifty | /x | Noun |
| first floor | // | Phrase, Noun |
| fishing | /x | Noun |
| five | / | Noun |
| floor | / | Noun, Verb |
| folktale | /x | Noun |
| fortnight | /x | Noun |
| fountain | /x | Noun, Verb |
| four | / | Noun |
| fourths | / | Adjective, Noun |
| fraction | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fractional | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| full | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| fuss | / | Noun, Verb |
| gabled | /x | Adjective |
| gallon | /x | Noun |
| game | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| garret | /x | Noun |
| ground floor | // | Phrase, Noun |
| ground level | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| haiku | /x | Noun |
| halftime | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| halfway | // | Adverb, Noun |
| halve | / | Verb |
| hand | / | Noun, Verb |
| happened | /x | Verb |
| heck | / | Noun, Verb |
| hemisphere | /xx | Noun |
| heritage | /xx | Noun |
| historian | x/xx | Noun |
| historic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| historical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| historically | x/xxx | Adverb |
| history | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| hundred | /x | Noun |
| illustration | xx/x | Noun |
| incident | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| incomplete | xx/ | Adjective, Noun |
| info | /x | Noun |
| interesting | /xx | Adjective |
| intrigue | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| introduction | xx/x | Noun |
| issue | /x | Noun, Verb |
| item | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| jamboree | x// | Noun |
| jesus | /x | Name, Verb |
| joke | / | Noun, Verb |
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| legend | /x | Noun, Verb |
| level | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| life | / | Noun, Verb |
| life history | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| life story | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| lizard | /x | Noun |
| loft | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| loo | / | Noun, Verb |
| love story | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| majority | x/xx | Noun |
| mantra | /x | Noun |
| manuscript | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| matter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| max | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| mean | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| medal | /x | Noun, Verb |
| media | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| median | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| medio | /xx | Noun |
| mess | / | Noun, Verb |
| mezzanine | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mid | / | Noun, Adjective |
| middle | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| midpoint | /x | Noun |
| midst | / | Noun |
| midterm | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| midway | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| missus | /x | Noun |
| moiety | /x | Noun |
| month | / | Noun |
| moon | / | Noun, Verb |
| movie | /x | Noun |
| mystery | /xx | Noun |
| myth | / | Noun |
| narration | x/x | Noun |
| narrative | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| narrator | /xx | Noun |
| news | / | Noun, Verb |
| newsletter | /xx | Noun |
| next | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| novel | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| nursery rhyme | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| opera | /x | Noun |
| overview | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| panorama | xx/x | Noun |
| paper | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| parable | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| part | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| partial | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| partially | /xx | Adverb |
| partly | /x | Adverb |
| party | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| past | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| pedigree | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| percent | x/ | Noun, Adverb |
| period | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| phase | / | Noun, Verb |
| picture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| piece | / | Noun, Verb |
| plot | / | Noun, Verb |
| poem | /x | Noun |
| point | / | Noun, Verb |
| pol | / | Noun |
| pool | / | Noun, Verb |
| poole | / | Name |
| poop | / | Noun, Verb |
| poor | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| portion | /x | Noun, Verb |
| portrait | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| presidency | /xxx | Noun |
/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | |
| printable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| prong | / | Noun, Verb |
| prophecy | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| proportion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| pun | / | Noun, Verb |
| quadrant | /x | Noun |
| quarter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| question | /x | Noun, Verb |
| rach | / | Name |
| ramshackle | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| read | / | Verb, Noun |
| reality | x/xx | Noun |
| recipe | /xx | Noun |
| recital | x/x | Noun |
| recitation | xx/x | Noun |
| recollection | xx/x | Noun |
| record | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| recounting | x/x | Noun |
| redbrick | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| redress | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| refurbished | x/x | Adjective |
| regard | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| relation | x/x | Noun |
| relationship | x/xx | Noun |
| remodeled | x/x | Noun |
| report | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| reportage | x/x | Noun |
| respect | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| roman | /x | Name, Adjective |
| romance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| roofed | / | Adjective |
| roomed | / | Verb, Adjective |
| row | / | Noun, Verb |
| rule | / | Noun, Verb |
| rumor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| rumour | xx | Noun, Verb |
| saga | /x | Noun |
| scandal | /x | Noun, Verb |
| scenario | x/xx | Noun |
| scoop | / | Noun, Verb |
| screenplay | /x | Noun, Verb |
| script | / | Noun, Verb |
| season | /x | Noun, Verb |
| section | /x | Noun, Verb |
| semester | x/x | Noun |
| semi | /x | Noun |
| seventy | /xx | Noun |
| shocker | /x | Noun |
| short | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| short story | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| side | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| situation | xx/x | Noun |
| six | / | Noun |
| sob story | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| sonata | x/x | Noun |
| song | / | Noun |
| song and dance | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| speech | / | Noun, Verb |
| storey | /x | Noun |
| storyline | /xx | Noun |
| storytelling | /xxx | Noun |
| stuff | / | Noun, Verb |
| subject | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| success | x/ | Noun |
| successes | x/x | Noun |
| symphony | /xx | Noun |
| table | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tale | / | Noun, Verb |
| talk | / | Verb, Noun |
| tall tale | // | Phrase, Noun |
| tape | / | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| teller | /x | Noun |
| ten | / | Noun |
| tenth | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| term | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| testimony | /xxx | Noun |
| text | / | Noun, Verb |
| thing | / | Noun, Verb |
| third | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| thirty | /x | Noun |
| time | / | Noun, Verb |
| tool | / | Noun, Verb |
| topic | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| torso | /x | Noun |
| tradition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| trimester | x/x | Noun |
| trio | /x | Noun |
| trunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| truth | / | Noun, Verb |
| twelve | / | Noun |
| twenty | /x | Noun |
| twice | / | Adverb |
| two | / | Noun |
| twofold | // | Adjective, Adverb |
| vehicle | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| version | /x | Noun, Verb |
| video | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| videotape | /xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| way | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective |
| whitewashed | /x | Adjective |
| whole | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| write | / | Verb, Noun |
| write up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| yarn | / | Noun, Verb |
