More about accenting short words

Short words have either two syllables or one.

When pronounced solo, two-syllable words can either have a final accent

Or no accent (both vowels have the same pitch)

When part of a longer phrase (but not at the end of the phrase), two-syllable words have a final accent

One-syllable words have an accent when they are pronounced solo:

However, in phrases, one-syllable words ‘glom’ together, or share an accent with another word. It sounds like they are attached to the other word.