Types of syllables. Syllable formation and division Made by : Tanatarova Mukhaddas

Types of syllables. Syllable formation and division

Made by : Tanatarova Mukhaddas

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Syllable

A SYLLABLE is a word or a part of a word with one vowel sound

6 Types of syllables

Syllable type: “CLOSED”

• STARTS WITH A CONSONANT (B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z)
• NEXT LETTER IS A VOWEL (A, E, I, O, U, AND Y)
• ENDS WITH CONSONANT
• PROOF: CVC (CONSONANT/VOWEL/CONSONANT)
• LABEL AS “C” FOR CLOSED SYLLABLE

SYLLABLE TYPE: “OPEN”

• STARTS WITH A CONSONANT(B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z)
• NEXT LETTER IS A VOWEL (A, E, I, O, U, AND Y)
• THAT’S IT!
• PROOF: CV (CONSONANT/VOWEL)
• LABEL AS “O” FOR OPEN SYLLABLE

SYLLABLE TYPE: “MAGIC E”

OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “SILENT E” AND IS NOTED BY ”M-E”

• ENDS IN A SILENT E (“E” MAKES NO SOUND)
• PREVIOUS VOWEL IS A LONG VOWEL
• PROOF: CROSS OUT SILENT E AND PUT A LINE OVER LONG VOWEL
• LABEL AS “M-E” FOR MAGIC-E SYLLABLE

SYLLABLE TYPE: “VOWEL PAIR” (VP)

• HAVE TWO VOWELS TOGETHER
• FIRST VOWEL TALKS FIRST
• SECOND VOWEL USUALLY SAYS NOTHING-(SILENT).
• PROVE IT- VV
• LABEL IT- “VP”

SYLLABLE TYPE: “CONTROLLED R”

• HAS TO HAVE A VOWEL BEFORE THE “R”
• THE “R” CONTROLS THE SOUND OF THE VOWEL
• THE VOWEL, YHEREFORE, MAY NOT SOUND LIKE YOU WOULD EXPECT IT TO SOUND

SYLLABLE TYPE: “FINAL STABLE” (FS)

• WORD ENDINGS
• FOLLOW ALL OTHER SYLLABLE TYPES
• DIVIDED EASILY

WORD ENDINGS

…LE AS IN STA/PLE STAPLE

…TION AS IN STA/TION STATION

…TIAL AS IN PAR/TIAL PARTIAL

…CIAL AS IN CRU/CIAL CRUCIAL

IN ENLISH A SYLLABLE IS FORMED:

1- BY ANY VOWEL ( MONOPTHONGS OR DIPPTHONGS) ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH ONE OR MORE CONSONANTS

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NOTE! SONORANTS IN WORD-FINAL

THEY ARE PRECEDED BY A VOWEL

2- BY A WORD-FINAL SONORANT (LATERAL OR NASAL) IMMEDIATELY PRECEDED BY A CONSONANT

TABLE RTHYM GARDEN

POSITION ARE NOT SYLLABIC WHEN

SOUND

THE ENGLISH SONORANTS [W] AND [J] ARE NEVER SYLLABIC SINCE THEY ARE ALWAYS SYLLABIC INITIAL. THE SYLLABIC CONSONANTS THAT COMMONLY OCCUR IN ENGLISH WORDS ARE THE SONOTANTS [N] AND [L].

THE ENGLISH SONORANTS [W] AND [J] ARE NEVER SYLLABIC SINCE THEY ARE ALWAYS SYLLABIC INITIAL. THE SYLLABIC CONSONANTS THAT COMMONLY OCCUR IN ENGLISH WORDS ARE THE SONOTANTS [N] AND [L].

THE SONORANTS MAY OFTEN LOSE THEIR SYLLABIC CHARACTER WHEN THEY ACCUR IN THE MIDDLE OF A WORD BEFORE A VOWEL BELONGING TO A SUFFIX.

SYLLABIC SONORANTS NON-SYLLABIC SONORANTS

LISTEN [‘LISN] LISTENING

DRIZZLE [‘DRIZL] DRIZZLING

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