SYLLABLES & SYLLABIC WORDS
SYLLABLE : Every word is made from syllables.Breaking words into syllables can often help with pronunciation.
DEFINITION : A Syllable is a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound .
*A Syllable is a group of letters that forms a pronunciation unit. TYPES : [1] Open Syllable [2] Closed Syllable [3] R-Controlled Syllable
[4] Vowel Team Syllable [5] Silent- e (VCe ) Syllable [6] C-le syllable .
[1] Open Syllable : * An open syllable has only one Vowel.
*The Vowel is the last letter of the Syllable.
*The Vowel has a long Sound [ like the 'i' in line. ]
* Open syllable have no more than one Consonant
between the open syllable and the next Vowel .
FORM : Open Syllable's Vowel +Consonant+Vowel of next syllable
EXAMPLE : ba-by, cu- pid, fe- male,fro- zen, i- vy,
[2] Closed Syllable : * A Closed syllable has only one Vowel.
*The Vowel has a short Sound [like the 'i' in mill. ]
(I)If the word is only 2 letters, it must end with a Consonant.
FORM : Vowel + Consonant
EXAMPLE : -At, in , it, of, on,
(II) If the word is more than 3 letters , a Closed syllable has 1 consonant before the vowel and 1 or more consonants after the Vowel.
FORM : Consonant + Vowel + 1 or more Consonants
EXAMPLE : bark, cat, catch, net,
(III) If a word has 2 Closed Syllables next to each other ,there will be two Consonant between the Vowels.
FORM : Cons +Vowel +Cons+Cons +Vowel+ Cons
EXAMPLE : win- ter, sum- mer, com- mon, tem- per,
[3] R-Controlled Syllable :
(I) A vowel, diphthong, triphthong that has an "R" or a "RE"after it.['R'with a silent 'E' ]
FORM : Vowel / Diphthong / Triphthong + R / RE .
EXAMPLE :care, deer, fire, worth, whis-per,
(II)R-Controlled vowels are usually pronounced in a different way because they are "Controlled" by the "R".
**ER, UR & IR Vowels sound like the "ER" in "HER".
FORM :Consonant +er/ur/ir
EXAMPLE : per,fur, her, birth, hurt,shirt,
(III) Some "AR" vowels sound like the "AR' in "FAR" .
FORM : Consonant + ar
EXAMPLE : car,far, par, star,
(IV) Other "AR" or "AIR" vowels sound like the "AR" in "SHARE".
FORM : Consonant +ar /air
EXAMPLE : hare,stare,hair, pair,
(V) "OR" vowels sound like the "OR" in "FOR"
FORM : Consonant+ or
EXAMPLE : or, for, door, floor,
[4] Vowel Team Syllable : * A group of 2 to 4 letters ,usually Vowels, which make
a single vowel sound.
FUN FACT : Vowels teams are usually old words whose pronunciation changed over long periods of time .They are only learned through practice and recognition.
(I) If a vowel team is made of 2 Vowels ,usually only the first Vowel is pronounced. EXAMPLE : clean,fail, rain,suit,
(II) A Vowel team can create a long or short Vowel sound .
EXAMPLE : Bread, feel, look, toast, saw, wear,
(III) If a Vowel team syllable has a Consonant in it , the Vowel is usually pronounced differently from normal Vowels.
EXAMPLE : Loud, sound, walk, though, tight, straw, te-di-ous .
[5] Silent- e (VCe ) Syllable : The silent-e syllable consists of a Vowel, followed by a Consonant, followed by an "e"that is silent.
** The silent-e syllable is also called VCe, which stands for Vowel- Consonant-e.[ VCe].
** It's usually the last syllable in a root word.
** The Vowel has a long sound [ like the "I" in LINE. ]
FORM : Vowel + Consonant + e
EXAMPLE : cake, take, line, tone, tune, theme, ex-ile,
[6] C-le syllable : The C-le syllable consists of a Consonant followed by an "le."
**The C-le syllable is also called the Consonant-le .
**It's usually the last syllable in a root word.
(I) If the word ends with "CKLE", it is divided right before the "LE" EXAMPLE : Buck-le, freck-le, tick-le, tack-le,
(II) If the word ends with 'le' other than 'ckle',it is divided 1 letter before the 'le'.
* Here the letter before the 'le' is a Consonant.
EXAMPLE : ap-ple, fa-ble, ta-ble, rum-ble,
(III) Sometimes the letter before the 'le'is a vowel.
EXAMPLE : sale, scale, file, tile,
***SYLLABIC ANALYSIS : Syllabic Analysis is the act of breaking multi-syllabic words into syllables and then using phonics and analogies to decode the words ,syllable by syllable.
Examples of Syllabic Analysis are : bio-de-grad-able cul-prit, neg-a-tive, sea-weed,
tem-por-ary, vic-tor-y,
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SYLLABIC WORDS
TYPES :Syllabic Words are divided into following catagories:-
[1] MONO SYLLABIC WORD : A word that consists of a single Syllable is called Mono Syllabic Word .
EXAMPLE : NOUN, MAN,DOG,
[2] DI SYLLABIC WORD : A word having Two Syllables is called Di Syllabic Word .
EXAMPLE : PRO--NOUN
** MULTI-SYLLABIC WORD : Multi-syllabic word is a word which consists of more than two syllables.
[3] TRI SYLLABIC WORD : A word with Three Syllables is called Tri Syllabic Word .
EXAMLPE : AD--JEC--TIVE
[4] TETRA SYLLABIC WORD : A word having Four Syllables is called Tetra Syllabic Word .
EXAMPLE : PRE--PO--SI--TION
[5] PENTA SYLLABIC WORD : A word having Five Syllables is called Penta Syllabic Word .
EXAMPLE : EX--A--MI--NA--TION, U-NI-VER-SI-TY, IN-DI-VI-DU-AL, CLA-SSI-FI-CA-TION,
[6] POLLY SYLLABIC WORD : A word having more than Five Syllables is called Polly
Syllabic Word .
EXAMPLE : UN--CO--PY--RIGH--TA--BLE
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