Rules for syllabication

How to count syllable

How to break word into
syllable.
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
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-
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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
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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-
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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
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
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
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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
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