1. Understand meter. Each syllable in a word is either stressed (hard) or unstressed
(soft) based on the pronunciation of the letters. Stressed syllables are marked with a / over
the letters; unstressed are marked with a u. Mark the following syllables as stressed or
unstressed after pronouncing them aloud.
a. to day
b. un wind
c. flow er
d. let ter
e. caf e ter i a
f. ka boom
g. col lapse
h. tent a tive