Syllables
Posted on Friday 21 December 2012
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A syllable is a cluster of sounds which forms either a complete word having a meaning
(example - red),or a part of it (example - the syllable 'ab', which forms part of the word 'absent').
Normally, each syllable contains only one vowel. Typically, this word is preceded as well as followed by a consonant - as in words such as 'red', 'cat', 'sad', etc. Here the vowel comes in the middle of the syllable.
A syllable in which there is a consonant in front of it as well as after it is represented by the formula CVC (where 'C' represents Consonant and 'V' represents Vowel).
However, a syllable can also have the structure CV or VC. It is also possible for a syllable to have the structure CCV or VCC.
It is possible to form new words from given words by adding extra syllables.
Words such as 'red', 'rod', 'bad', etc are said to be monosyllabic words, containing only one syllable.
The words that we have looked so far were monosyllabic words. But words can have two, three, four or even more syllables. Such words are called polysyllabic words.
Syllable Division:
Referring to an English dictionary, we can find all the polysyllabic words along with their meanings. They are split up into the syllables they contain. The syllable boundaries are usually shown by dots.
(example - red),or a part of it (example - the syllable 'ab', which forms part of the word 'absent').
Normally, each syllable contains only one vowel. Typically, this word is preceded as well as followed by a consonant - as in words such as 'red', 'cat', 'sad', etc. Here the vowel comes in the middle of the syllable.
A syllable in which there is a consonant in front of it as well as after it is represented by the formula CVC (where 'C' represents Consonant and 'V' represents Vowel).
However, a syllable can also have the structure CV or VC. It is also possible for a syllable to have the structure CCV or VCC.
It is possible to form new words from given words by adding extra syllables.
Words such as 'red', 'rod', 'bad', etc are said to be monosyllabic words, containing only one syllable.
The words that we have looked so far were monosyllabic words. But words can have two, three, four or even more syllables. Such words are called polysyllabic words.
Syllable Division:
Referring to an English dictionary, we can find all the polysyllabic words along with their meanings. They are split up into the syllables they contain. The syllable boundaries are usually shown by dots.
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