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SYLLABLE Syllable is a combination of alphabets which makes dominant vowel sound. Parts In which the word is broken for pronunciation is called a syllable. Example: entertainment, humble, monkey, duration, examination, enjoy, weather, season, beautiful How to count syllable Number...

SYLLABLE Syllable is a combination of alphabets which makes dominant vowel sound. Parts In which the word is broken for pronunciation is called a syllable. Example: entertainment, humble, monkey, duration, examination, enjoy, weather, season, beautiful How to count syllable Number of syllable depends upon the number of vowel sounds in a word. Vowel : a e I o u Consonants:: b c d f g h j k l m n p q r s Consonants tvwxyz How to count syllable - Rules 1. Check number of vowels in a word entertainment, humble, monkey, duration, examination, enjoy, weather, season, beautiful Entertainment - 4 Enjoy - 2 Humble - 2 Weather - 2 Monkey - 2 Season - 2 Duration - 3 Beautiful - 3 Examination - 5 2. Together Check if two vowels are together together,, then consider one vowel sound for two vowels vowels.. Ex: dream, die, cries, year, shout, boat. Drea Dreamm - 1 Yea earr - 1 Die - 1 Shou Sh outt - 1 Crie Cr ies s - 1 Boa oatt - 1 3. ‘e’ at the end silent - If the word ending in ‘e’ then ‘e’ will be silent silent.. Don’t consider vowel ‘e’ sound, if ‘e’ is at the end of the word Ex: file, tile, inside, please, tame, name, decide. file tame tile name inside decide please state 4. Count the number of vowel sounds- sounds- If one vowel sound in a word, then it is mono syllable. Ex: dog, cat, rat, gap, die, man, best, stop, smile, dance, nail. dog m an cat best rat sto stop gap smiile sm die danc ncee 4. Count the number of vowel sounds- sounds- If more than one vowel sound in a word, then it is multi syllable. Ex: corner, yesterday, Monday, harder, element, traffic, tomorrow, cutter, smiley. smiley. Cor ner Traf fic Tra Yes ter day To mor row Mon da day Cut ter Har der Smii ley Sm E le ment Hot spo spot  Closed syllable Open syllable Long vowel silent ‘e’ Closed syllable  Open syllable Long vowel Silent ‘e’ How to break word into syllable- syllable - syllable division 1. Divide or break two middle consonant- consonant- If two consonants are there in between the vowels then break two consonants. Ex: sudden, happen, yellow, matter, gasket, potter, computer. Sud den Mat ter Hap pen Gas ket Yel low Pot ter Bas ket Com pu ter How to break word into syllable- syllable - syllable division 2. Remember consonant exceptions- exceptions- Cannot divide these consonants. /ch ch/, /, /ph/ , /th /th/, /, /sh /sh/, /, /wh /wh/./. Break before. /ch /ch/, /, /ph/ , /th /th/,/, /sh /sh/, /, /wh /wh/. /. Ex: purchase, elephant, mother, father, feather, cashew Pur ch chas ase e Fa th ther er E le ph phant ant Fea th ther er Mo th ther er Ca sh shew ew How to break word into syllable- syllable - syllable division 3. Divide before one middle consonant- consonant- if there is only one consonant in the middle, then break before the consonant. Ex: today, tonight, devil, return To day De vil To night Re turn How to break word into syllable- syllable - syllable division 4. /le/ holds the alphabet placed before ‘le’ alphabet and ‘le’ forms one syllable, so divide or break before the alphabet when ‘le’ is there in a word Ex: humble, trouble , gamble, settle, handle, little, brittle. Hum ble Trou Trou ble Gam ble Set tle Han dle Lit tle How to break word into syllable- syllable - syllable division 5. Separate two small meaningful words. which has vowel sound in a word. Ex: keyword, keyboard, snowman, milkman, moonlight. doorbell. Key wo word Milk ma m an Key boa board rd Moo oonn li light Sno Snow ma man Doo oorr be bell How to break word into syllable- syllable - syllable division 6. Prefix and suffix are separate syllable. prefix : Un, re, pre. Unaware Unknown Unwell Unseen Prepaid Prepare Premature. Redial Rewrite Rewind recycle suffix: less, ful ful,, er er.. Hopeless Shameless Aimless Countless Useless Senseless Careful Helpful Shameful Doubtful Watchful Harmful Former Chopper Creamer Cleaner Teacher Owner