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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| auxiliary | x/xx | Noun | 
| adverb | /x | Noun | 
| verb | / | Noun | 
| adverbial | x/xx | Noun | 
| connective | x/x | Noun | 
| adjunct | /x | Noun | 
| infinitive | x/xx | Noun | 
| copula | /xx | Noun | 
| participial | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| passive | /x | Adjective | 
| adjective | /xx | Noun | 
| reflexive | x/x | Adjective | 
| clause | / | Noun | 
| conjunctive | xxx | Adjective | 
| progressive | x/x | Adjective | 
| participle | /xxx | Noun | 
| complementizer | /xxxx | Noun | 
| verbal | /x | Adjective | 
| preverbal | x/x | Adjective | 
| conjunction | x/x | Noun | 
| pronominal | x/xx | Adjective | 
| dynamic | x/x | Adjective | 
| predicative | /xxx | Adjective | 
| conjunct | xx | Noun | 
| gerund | /x | Noun | 
| complement | /xx | Noun | 
| iterative | /xxx | Adjective | 
| object | /x | Noun | 
| qualifier | /xxx | Noun | 
| linker | /x | Noun | 
| correlative | /xxx | Adjective | 
| modal | /x | Adjective | 
| additive | /xx | Adjective | 
| ergative | /xx | Adjective | 
| conjugation | xx/x | Noun | 
| descriptive | x/x | Adjective | 
| present tense | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| imperative | x/xx | Noun | 
| preposition | xx/x | Noun | 
| antecedent | x/xx | Noun | 
| modifier | /xxx | Noun | 
| adjectival | /xxx | Adjective | 
| subject | x/ | Noun | 
| conditional | x/xx | Adjective | 
| third person | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| partitive | /xx | Adjective | 
| coordinator | x/xxx | Noun | 
| patient | /x | Noun | 
| dependent | x/x | Adjective | 
| voice | / | Noun | 
| role | / | Noun | 
| governor | /xx | Noun | 
| part of speech | /// | Phrase, Noun | 
| attributive | x/xx | Noun | 
| distributive | x/xx | Adjective | 
| attribute | /xx | Noun | 
| dative | /x | Noun | 
| clitic | /x | Noun | 
| constituent | x/xx | Noun | 
| abusing | x/x | Verb | 
| accommodation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| accusative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| actualization | /xxx/x | Noun | 
| addicted | x/x | Adjective | 
| adjusters | x/x | Noun | 
| advancement | x/x | Noun | 
| affix | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| aid | / | Noun, Verb | 
| aide | / | Noun | 
| allow | x/ | Verb | 
| assertiveness | x/xx | Noun | 
| assist | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| assistance | x/x | Noun | 
| assistant | x/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| balancing | /xx | Noun | 
| boost | / | Verb, Noun | 
| breast | / | Noun, Verb | 
| carer | /x | Noun | 
| commutation | xx/x | Noun | 
| compiles | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| contribute | x/x | Verb | 
| contribution | xx/x | Noun | 
| convenience | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| convenient | x/x | Adjective | 
| correction | x/x | Noun | 
| deaf | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| defence | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| defense | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| defensiveness | x/xx | Noun | 
| denoting | x/x | Verb | 
| disabled | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| disadvantaged | xx/x | Adjective | 
| distancing | /xx | Noun | 
| drink | / | Noun, Verb | 
| dyslexic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| empower | x/x | Verb | 
| enable | x/x | Verb | 
| encouragement | x/xx | Noun | 
| encouraging | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| endow | x/ | Verb | 
| english | /x | Name, Adjective, Verb | 
| enrichment | x/x | Noun | 
| expresses | x/x | Verb | 
| expression | x/x | Noun | 
| facilitate | x/xx | Verb | 
| facilitation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| favouring | /xx | Noun | 
| fertilisation | x/x/x | Noun | 
| fertilization | xxx/x | Noun | 
| figure | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| financial aid | x/x/ | Name, Name | 
| finite | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| foster | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective | 
| fulfillment | x/x | Noun | 
| gang | / | Noun, Verb | 
| grammar | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| grammatical | x/xx | Adjective | 
| guide | / | Noun, Verb | 
| hand | / | Noun, Verb | 
| handicapped | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| help | / | Verb, Noun | 
| helper | /x | Noun | 
| helpful | /x | Adjective | 
| helping hand | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| homeless | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| imperfect | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| infinitival | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| instrumental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| intransitive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| libation | //x | Noun | 
| lift | / | Verb, Noun | 
| locative | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| mentoring | /xx | Noun | 
| ministration | xx/x | Noun | 
| morpheme | /x | Noun | 
| motivated | /xxx | Adjective | 
| mouthful | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| noun | / | Noun, Verb | 
| offender | x/x | Noun | 
| older | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| oral | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| oyster | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| phone | / | Noun, Verb | 
| piece | / | Noun, Verb | 
| portion | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| prefix | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| promoting | x/x | Verb | 
| pronoun | /x | Noun | 
| reaction | x/x | Noun | 
| recourse | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| refuge | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| relief | x/ | Noun, Adjective | 
| rescuing | /xx | Noun | 
| resort | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| retarded | x/x | Adjective | 
| round | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| run | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| second joint | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| sentence | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| service | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| serving | /x | Noun | 
| slice | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| sneeze | / | Verb, Noun | 
| succor | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| succour | // | Verb, Noun | 
| suffix | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| support | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| taste | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| tense | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| term | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| thanks | / | Noun | 
| thigh | / | Noun | 
| transitive | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| treated | /x | Adjective | 
| unmotivated | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| white meat | // | Name, Name | 
| wing | / | Noun, Verb | 
| word | / | Noun, Verb | 
