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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| absorbing | x/x | Adjective |
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| add | / | Verb, Noun |
| additional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| admit | x/ | Verb |
| adventure | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| advertise | /xx | Verb |
| advise | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| affair | x/ | Noun |
| affirm | x/ | Verb |
| affords | x/ | Verb |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| air | / | Noun, Verb |
| alert | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| alike | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| allegory | /xxx | Noun |
| alt | / | Noun, Adjective |
| alternate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| alternative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| anecdote | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| annals | /x | Noun |
| announce | x/ | Verb |
| another | x/x | Verb |
| answer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| antithetical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| append | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| apprise | x/ | Verb |
| argue | /x | Verb, Noun |
| argument | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| aria | /xx | Noun |
| article | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| articulate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| ascertain | xx/ | Verb |
| ask | / | Verb, Noun |
| assert | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| assorted | x/x | Adjective |
| assure | x/ | Verb |
| attic | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bare | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| basement | /x | Noun |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| bedroom | /x | Noun |
| bedtime | /x | Noun |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| bespeak | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| bid | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| biography | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| body | /x | Noun, Verb |
| book | / | Noun, Verb |
| built | / | Adjective, Noun |
| bulletin | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| business | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cache | / | Noun, Verb |
| call | / | Verb, Noun |
| 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 |
| cellular | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| certain | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| change | / | Noun, Verb |
| chapter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chestnut | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| chop | / | Noun, Verb |
| chronic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chronicle | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| claim | / | Noun, Verb |
| clapboard | /x | Noun, Verb |
| clarify | /xx | Verb |
| classic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| climax | /x | Noun, Verb |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| coin | / | Noun, Verb |
| collection | x/x | Noun |
| command | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| comment | /x | Noun, Verb |
| communicate | x/xx | Verb |
| communique | x/xx | Noun |
| compare | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| compel | x/ | Verb |
| complain | x/ | Verb |
| comprise | x/ | Verb |
| conclusion | x/x | Noun |
| confess | x/ | Verb |
| confirm | x/ | Verb, Adverb |
| conflicting | x/x | Adjective |
| connection | x/x | Noun |
| constituent | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| conte | / | Name |
| content | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| contrary | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| contrast | /x | Noun, Verb |
| contrastive | x/x | Adjective |
| convey | x/ | Verb |
| copy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| count | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| coverage | /xx | Noun |
| crock | / | Noun, Verb |
| culmination | xx/x | Noun |
| dagger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| deal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| decide | x/ | Verb |
| declare | x/ | Verb |
| deduct | x/ | Verb |
| deferred | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| demarcate | xx/ | Verb |
| demonstrate | /xx | Verb |
| deport | x/ | Verb |
| describe | x/ | Verb |
| description | x/x | Noun |
| despatch | /x | Noun, Verb |
| determine | x/x | Verb |
| dictate | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| did | / | Noun |
| differ | /x | Verb, Noun |
| difference | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| differential | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| differentiate | xx/xx | Verb, Noun |
| digress | x/ | Verb |
| dilapidated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| directional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dis | / | Noun, Verb |
| disclose | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| discrete | x/ | Adjective |
| discriminate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| discuss | x/ | Verb |
| disparate | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dispatch | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dissenting | x/x | Adjective |
| dissimilar | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dissociate | x/xx | Verb |
| distinct | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| distinctive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| distinguish | x/x | Verb |
| dit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| divergent | x/x | Adjective |
| diverging | x/x | Noun |
| divers | /x | Adjective |
| diverse | x/ | Adjective, Adverb |
| diversified | x/xx | Adjective |
| drama | /x | Noun |
| dream | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| each | / | Adverb, Noun |
| educate | /xx | Verb |
| else | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| emphasise | /xx | Verb |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| enjoin | x/ | Verb |
| enlighten | x/x | Verb |
| ent | / | Noun, Verb |
| entertaining | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| entrust | x/ | Verb |
| enumerate | x/xx | Verb |
| enunciate | x/xx | Verb |
| epic | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| episode | /xx | Noun |
| etymology | xx/xx | Noun |
| even | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| evidence | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| evolution | xx/x | Noun |
| example | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| exclusive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| excuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| expel | x/ | Verb |
| experience | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| explain | x/ | Verb |
| explanation | xx/x | Noun |
| expose | x/ | Verb |
| express | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| fable | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fact | / | Noun |
| fairy | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| fairy story | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| feature | /x | Noun, Verb |
| few | / | Noun |
| fib | / | Noun, Verb |
| fiction | /x | Noun |
| first floor | // | Phrase, Noun |
| floor | / | Noun, Verb |
| folktale | /x | Noun |
| foreign | /x | Adjective, Name |
| foretell | x/ | Verb |
| forgotten | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| fountain | /x | Noun, Verb |
| freewheeling | /xx | Adjective |
| further | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| fuss | / | Noun, Verb |
| gab | / | Noun, Verb |
| gabled | /x | Adjective |
| game | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| garret | /x | Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| get out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| give | / | Verb, Noun |
| gossipy | /xx | Adjective |
| grapevine | /x | Noun, Verb |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| ground floor | // | Phrase, Noun |
| ground level | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| guess | / | Verb, Noun |
| haiku | /x | Noun |
| happened | /x | Verb |
| harbinger | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| have | / | Verb, Noun |
| hear | / | Verb |
| heck | / | Noun, Verb |
| herald | /x | Name, Verb |
| heritage | /xx | Noun |
| heterogeneous | xxx/x | Adjective |
| hey | / | Name |
| hide | / | Verb, Noun |
| historian | x/xx | Noun |
| historic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| historical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| historically | x/xxx | Adverb |
| history | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| identical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| identify | x/xx | Verb |
| illustration | xx/x | Noun |
| impart | x/ | Verb |
| imply | x/ | Verb |
| incident | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| indicate | /xx | Verb |
| individual | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| individualize | xx/xxx | Verb |
| info | /x | Noun |
| inform | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| instruct | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| instruction | x/x | Noun |
| interesting | /xx | Adjective |
| interject | xx/ | Verb |
| intrigue | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| introduce | xx/ | Verb |
| introduction | xx/x | Noun |
| issue | /x | Noun, Verb |
| it | / | Noun, Adjective |
| item | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| iterate | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| jamboree | x// | Noun |
| jesus | /x | Name, Verb |
| joke | / | Noun, Verb |
| judge | / | Noun, Verb |
| keep | / | Verb, Noun |
| kiss | / | Noun, Verb |
| know | / | Verb, Noun |
| knowledge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| label | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lay out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| learn | / | Verb, Noun |
| leas | / | Noun |
| leave | / | Verb, Noun |
| legend | /x | Noun, Verb |
| let | / | Verb, Noun |
| level | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| lie | / | Verb, Noun |
| life | / | Noun, Verb |
| life history | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| life story | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| like | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| listen | /x | Verb, Noun |
| lizard | /x | Noun |
| loft | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| loo | / | Noun, Verb |
| look | / | Verb, Noun |
| love story | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| make | / | Verb, Noun |
| mantra | /x | Noun |
| manuscript | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| many | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| matter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| max | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| mean | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| medal | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mention | /x | Verb, Noun |
| mess | / | Noun, Verb |
| mezzanine | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| miscellaneous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| mixed | / | Adjective |
| mouth | / | Noun, Verb |
| movie | /x | Noun |
| multiple | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| mystery | /xx | Noun |
| myth | / | Noun |
| narrate | /x | Verb |
| narration | x/x | Noun |
| narrative | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| natural | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| new | / | Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb |
| newsletter | /xx | Noun |
| next | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| none | / | Noun, Adverb |
| note | / | Noun, Verb |
| nothing | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| notify | /xx | Verb |
| novel | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| number | /x | Noun, Verb |
| numerous | /xx | Adjective |
| nursery rhyme | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| observe | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| odd | / | Adjective, Noun |
| oddball | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| old | / | Adjective, Noun |
| opera | /x | Noun |
| opposing | x/x | Adjective |
| opposite | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| order | /x | Noun, Verb |
| other | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| otherwise | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| outline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| overview | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| own | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| panorama | xx/x | Noun |
| paper | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| parable | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| particular | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| past | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| peculiar | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| pedigree | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| people | /x | Noun, Verb |
| picture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| piece | / | Noun, Verb |
| play down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| playing | /x | Noun |
| plot | / | Noun, Verb |
| poem | /x | Noun |
| point | / | Noun, Verb |
| polar | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| poop | / | Noun, Verb |
| portrait | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| posit | /x | Verb, Noun |
| predict | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| preface | /x | Noun, Verb |
| premise | /x | Noun, Verb |
| present | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| pretend | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| prevent | x/ | Verb |
/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | |
| printable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| prophecy | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| provide | x/ | Verb |
| publicise | /xx | Verb |
| publicize | /xx | Verb |
| put | / | Verb, Noun |
| question | /x | Noun, Verb |
| rach | / | Name |
| ramshackle | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| read | / | Verb, Noun |
| real | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| reality | x/xx | Noun |
| reassure | xx/ | Verb |
| recipe | /xx | Noun |
| recital | x/x | Noun |
| recitation | xx/x | Noun |
| recite | x/ | Verb |
| recognise | /xx | Verb |
| recollection | xx/x | Noun |
| record | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| recount | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| redbrick | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| redress | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| refurbished | x/x | Adjective |
| regard | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| reiterate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| relate | x/ | Verb |
| relation | x/x | Noun |
| relationship | x/xx | Noun |
| relevant | /xx | Adjective |
| remaining | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| remark | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| remind | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| remodeled | x/x | Noun |
| rent | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| repeat | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| reply | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| report | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| reportage | x/x | Noun |
| require | x/x | Verb |
| respect | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| respective | x/x | Adjective |
| respond | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| restate | x/ | Verb |
| retell | x/ | Verb |
| reveal | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| review | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| robin | /x | Name |
| roman | /x | Name, Adjective |
| romance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| roofed | / | Adjective |
| roomed | / | Verb, Adjective |
| rule | / | Noun, Verb |
| rumor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| rumour | xx | Noun, Verb |
| saga | /x | Noun |
| same | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| say | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| scandal | /x | Noun, Verb |
| scattered | /x | Adjective |
| scenario | x/xx | Noun |
| scoop | / | Noun, Verb |
| screenplay | /x | Noun, Verb |
| script | / | Noun, Verb |
| second | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| secret | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| section | /x | Noun, Verb |
| see | / | Verb, Noun |
| selected | x/x | Adjective |
| sell | / | Verb, Noun |
| send | / | Verb, Noun |
| sense | / | Noun, Verb |
| separate | /xx | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| serve | / | Verb, Noun |
| several | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| sex | / | Noun, Verb |
| share | / | Noun, Verb |
| shocker | /x | Noun |
| short | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| short story | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| show | / | Verb, Noun |
| signal | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| similar | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| single | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| single out | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| situation | xx/x | Noun |
| snitch | / | Noun, Verb |
| sob story | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| soft | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| sonata | x/x | Noun |
| song | / | Noun |
| song and dance | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| sort | / | Noun, Verb |
| speak | / | Verb, Noun |
| specific | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| specify | /xx | Verb |
| speech | / | Noun, Verb |
| spin | / | Noun, Verb |
| sporadic | x/x | Adjective |
| state | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| storey | /x | Noun |
| storyline | /xx | Noun |
| storytelling | /xxx | Noun |
| strange | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| stratify | /xx | Verb |
| stray | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| stress | / | Noun, Verb |
| strokes | / | Noun |
| stuff | / | Noun, Verb |
| subject | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| success | x/ | Noun |
| successes | x/x | Noun |
| successive | x/x | Adjective |
| suffice | x/ | Verb |
| suggest | x/ | Verb |
| sundry | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| supply | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| swear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| symphony | /xx | Noun |
| synthetic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| table | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tale | / | Noun, Verb |
| talk | / | Verb, Noun |
| tall | / | Adjective, Noun |
| tall tale | // | Phrase, Noun |
| tape | / | Noun, Verb |
| tattle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| teach | / | Verb, Noun |
| teil | / | Name |
| teller | /x | Noun |
| telling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| testimony | /xxx | Noun |
| text | / | Noun, Verb |
| that | / | Adverb, Noun |
| the | x | Adverb, Noun |
| thing | / | Noun, Verb |
| think | / | Verb, Noun |
| this | / | Adverb, Noun |
| time | / | Noun, Verb |
| topic | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| tradition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| transmit | x/ | Verb |
| trio | /x | Noun |
| truth | / | Noun, Verb |
| tutorial | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| two | / | Noun |
| understand | xx/ | Verb |
| understatement | /xxx | Noun |
| unequal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| uneven | x/x | Adjective, Verb |
| unique | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| unlike | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| unrelated | xx/x | Adjective |
| unusual | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| unveil | x/ | Verb |
| variable | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| variance | /xx | Noun |
| variant | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| varied | /x | Adjective |
| variety | x/xx | Noun |
| various | /xx | Adjective |
| version | /x | Noun, Verb |
| video | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| videotape | /xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| vocal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| wander | /x | Verb, Noun |
| warn | / | Verb, Noun |
| weird | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| whisper | /x | Noun, Verb |
| whitewashed | /x | Adjective |
| whole | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| wholesale | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| wide | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| william | /x | Name |
| word | / | Noun, Verb |
| write | / | Verb, Noun |
| write up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| yarn | / | Noun, Verb |
