THE SYLLABLE

BY KRYSIYK NATALIIA GROUP 340

WHAT IS A
SYLLABLE?

A syllable is a word or part of a word that has only one vowel

sound.All words have at least one syllable.Every syllable has
one vowel sound.A syllable may or may not contain any
consonants.When we talk about the number of the syllable
the sound which is produced is important.
SOME RULES
ABOUT
SYLLABLES:
A single consonant between two vowels goes with
the second vowel if the first vowel is long (vc/v).
A single consonant between two vowels goes with
the first vowel if the first vowel is accented and
short (vc/v).
Two or more consonants between vowels are
divided if the first vowel is not long.
Prefixes and suffixes usually form separate
syllables.
Never divide two vowels next to each other if they
carry one sound.
 Is the core or essential part of a syllable. A nucleus must be present in order for a
syllable to be present.In English and most other languages, most syllable nuclei are
vowels.The English liquids [ r l ] and the nasals [ m n ] can be the nuclei of syllables
under certain conditions. [ r ] can be a nucleus as easily as a vowel, in any position: the
words 'bird', have [ r ] as the nucleus; in other words, there is no vowel in the

NUCLEUS pronunciation of these syllables, even though they have one in the spelling. [brd][ l ]
and the nasals [ m n ] become syllable nuclei when they follow an alveolar consonant in
the last syllable of a word. This happens in the relaxed or casual rather than very formal
articulation of the word. Compare casual vs. formal pronunciations of 'button', 'bottle',
'bottom'.
 SYLLABIFICATION RULES
Syllabification is the
separation of a word into
syllables.Syllabification
01 may also refer to the 02
process of a consonant
becoming a syllable
nucleus.
In syllabification divide off
the affixes.When a single
consonant is between
vowels, divide after a long
vowel or after consonant
if vowel is short.
Here’s something to
remember:You can’t
divide a one-syllable
03 wordEvery syllable has to
have a vowel!
DIFFERENT TYPES OF A SYLLABLE
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