Compound words
Groundwater [ˈɡraʊndwɔːtər]
1. There are 11 letters in this word.
2. There are 11 sounds in this word.
3. There are 4 syllables in it.
4. The first syllable is stressed.
5. There are 4 vowel sounds (a- hard, 0- hard, u- hard, e- soft).
According to the horizontal movement of the tongue: a- front, 0- back, u- back, e- front.
According to the vertical movement of the tongue: a- open, o- open, u- close,
e mid-open.
According to the position of the lips: a- neutral position of lips, o- rounded position, u- rounded, e- neutral.
According to the quantitative features: a- long, o-short, u- short, e- short.
6. There are 6 consonant letters:
g- velar, plosive
r- post-alveolar, approximant
n- alveolar, nasal
d- alveolar, plosive
w- bilabial, approximant
t- alveolar, plosive
7. The reduction of this word is in the last syllable. The [er] sound is in unstressed position. This is the reduction of the third types of syllable.
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