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DEFINITION OF SYLLABIFICATION
Syllabification Definition:
Syllabification has SIX types, they are :
- 1.Monosyllabic
- 2.Disyllabic (or) Bisyllabic
- 3.Trisyllabic
- 4.Terasyllabic
- 5.Pentasyllabic
- 6.Polysyllabic (or) Multisyllabic
But the basic syllabifications are Mono–syllabic, Di–syllabic and Poly–syllabic.
Some times we must break a word at the end of a line. Avoid doing so whenever possible; expecially avoid breaking two successive lines. When breaking a word is unavoidable, mark the division with a hypen (made with one stroke on the typewriter[–]).
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It is splitting of words according to the syllables or units of sounds or vowel sounds.
Examples
| leader | lead–er |
| countrymen | count–ry–men |
| rejoice | re–joice |
| universal | u–ni–ver–sal |
| survival | sur–vi–val |
What Is Monosyllabic Word:
Words having only one syllable.
Examples
| act | cat | book |
| slew | base | vile |
| oft | cause | crown |
| mourn | worse | fear |
| head | riot | sword |
| tongue | plot | steel |
| wish | one | school |
| break | rhythm | make |
| act | see | all |
| at | ball | bat |
| bet | sweep | life |
What Is Disyllabic (or) Bisyllabic Word :
Words having only two syllables.
Examples
| cen–sure | sen–se | va–liant |
| in–terred | grie–vous | cae–sar |
| cap–tives | ran–soms | be–side |
| dec–tate | wo–men | cri–tic |
| in–stead | de–lay | a–gain |
| edu–cate | pro–gramme | van–quish |
| se–nate | de–bate | dor–mant |
| out–break | mo–ral | dir–rect |
| co–ward | en–ding | care–ful |
| de–vil | dia–mond | co–ward |
| sus–pect | deep–est | pur–pose |
What Is Trisyllabic Word :
Words having only three syllables.
Examples
| beau–ti–ful | to–mor–row | po–pu–lar |
| in–ten–tion | lu–per–vcal | Â |
| lu–per–cal | mu–ti–ny | le–ga–cy |
| tes–ta–ment | be–lo–ved | me–mo–ry |
| un–kind–ly | tes–ta–ment | Â |
| be–lo–ved | tri–um–virs | for–tu–nate |
| vic–to–ries | o–ra–tion | coun–try–men |
| be–ne–fit | as–sem–bly | con–si–der |
| e–le–ment | tra–di–tion | im–pli–cit |
| per–mi–ssion | ex–peri–ment | e–ffec–tive |
| in–jus–tice | com–pa–nion | ar–ma–ment |
What Is Polysyllabic Word :
Words having four or more syllables.
Examples
| in–tel–li–gent | in–i–ti–at–ve | per–so–ni–fi–ca–tion |
| fun–da–men–tal–ly | in–fe–ri–o–ri–ty | syl–la–bi–fi–ca–tion |
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