English Grammar Syllabification/csra:

           

                                      English Grammar Syllabification:

*Read the following rules to answer the questions given below.
Every syllable has only one vowel sound.

Rule 1:
One-syllable Words. Never divide a one-syllable word.
Eg:
help, said, take, hop

Rule 2:

Digraphs (Ch, Cl, PI, Gr,..) Digraphs are never separated.
Eg:
buck.le, cloth.ing, feath.er

Rule 3:
Compound Words. Divide compound words between the words.
Eg:
cup.board, pin.hole

Rule 4:
If one consonant comes between two vowels, divide after the long vowel if the vowel is long or after the consonant if the vowel is short.
Examples:
Long Vowel – bo.nus, la.bor and
Short Vowel – silver, grav.el

Rule 5:
When two consonants come between vowels in a word, split them.
Examples:
kit.ten, pup.pet

Rule 6:
When two vowels are together in a word and are sounded separately, divide the vowels.
Examples:
di.et, cre.ate, ra.di.o

When two vowels are together in a word and make one sound, do not divide between the vowels.
Examples:
spread, bounce, prowl

Rule 7:
When a word contains a prefix, divide the word between the prefix and the base or root word.
Examples:
re.in.stall, un.plug, o.ver.cast, interchange, re.start

Rule 8:
When a word contains a suffix, divide the word between base or root word and the suffix.
Examples:
soap.y, mind.ful, sing.ing, sheep.ish

Rule 9:
When a word ends in le preceded by a consonant, divide the word before the consonant.
Examples:
kin:dle, man.tle, rum.ble, dim.ple

Choose the correct syllabification for the given words.

1. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘rumour’.
(a) rumour (b) ru-mour (c) rum-our (d) rumo-ur
Answer:
(b) ru-mour

2. Choose the correct syllabification for “scramble”.
(a) scra-mble (b) scr-am-ble (c) scramb-le (d) scram-ble
Answer:
(d) scram-ble

3. Choose the correct syllabification for “sophisticated”?
(a) so-phis-ti-ca-ted (b) sophis-tica-ted (c) sophis-ti-cated (d) sophis-ticated
Answer:
(a) so-phis-ti-ca-ted

4. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘torrent’.
(a) torr-ent (b) tor-rent (c) to-rr-ent (d) tor-re-nt
Answer:
(b) tor-rent

5. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘water’.
(a) w-a-ter (b) wat-er (c) wa-t-er (d) wa-Icr (d) wa-ter
Answer:
(d) wa-Icr

6. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘across’.
(a) ac-ross (b) a-cross (c) a-c-ross (d) ac-ross
Answer:
(b) a-cross

7. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘con-tem-plate’.
(a) con-tem-pl-ate (b) contem-plate (c) con-template (d) con-tern-plate
Answer:
(d) con-tern-plate

8. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘attitude’.

(a) at-ti-tude (b) at-titude (c) atti-tude (d) at-ti-tu-de
Answer:
(a) at-ti-tude

9. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘difficult’.
(a) dif-fi-cu-lt (b) dif-fi-cult (c) dif-ficult (d) diffi-cult
Answer:
(b) dif-fi-cult

10. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘blasphemy’.
(a) bl-as-phe-my (b) blas-phe-my (c) blas-phe-my (d) blas-phemy
Answer:
(c) blas-phe-my

11. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘despondent’.
(a) de-spondent (b) despond-ent (c) de-sp-ond-ent (d) de-spond-ent
Answer:
(d) de-sponð-ent

12. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘fortune’.
(a) fort-un-e (b) for-tune (c) fort-une (d) fo-rt-une
Answer:
(b) for-tune

13. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘foolishly’.
(a) fo-ol-ish-ly (b) foolish-ly (c) fool-ishly (d) fool-ish-ly
Answer:
(d) fool-ish-ly

14. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘gratitude’.
(a) grat-i-tude (b) grat-itude (c) gra-ti-tude (d) grat-it-ude
Answer:
(a) grat-i-tude

15. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘experience’.
(a) expe-ri-ence (b) ex-peri-ence (c) ex-pe-ri-ence (d) ex-pe-nence
Answer:
(c) ex-pe-ri-ence

16. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘hysteria’.
(a) hyst-er-i-a (b) hys-teri-a (c) hys-ter-ia (d) hys-ter-i-a
Answer:
(d) hys-tcr-i-a

17. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘jovial’.
(a) jo-vi-al (b) jo-vial (c)jovi-al (d) jo-v-i-al
Answer:
(a) jo-vi-al

18. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘jostled’.
(a) jos-tl-ed (b)jos-tled (c) jo-stled (d) jo-sti-ed
Answer:
(b)jos-tled

19. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘irrespective’.
(a) irre-spec-tive (b) ir-re-sp-ec-tive (c) ir-respec-tive (d) ir-re-spec-tive
Answer:
(d) ir-re-spec-Live

20. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘international’.
(a) in-ter-na-tion-al (b) in-ter-na-tion-1 (c) in-tema-tion-al (d) inter-na-tion-al
Answer:
(a) in-ter-na-tion-al

♦ Identify the number of syllables in the following words:

Question 1.
The number of syllables in ‘entertainment’ is ……………………….. .
(a) mono (b) tri (c) penta (d) tetra
Answer:
(d) tetra

Question 2.
The number of syllables in ‘evidence’ is ……………………….. .
(a) di (b) tri (c) mono (d) tetra
Answer:
(b) tri

Question 3.
The number of syllables in ‘essential’ is ……………………….. .
(a) tri (b) di (c) penta (d) tetra
Answer:
(a) tri

Question 4.
The number of syllables in ‘explain’ is ……………………….. .
(a) poly (b) di (c) mono (d) tetra
Answer:
(b) di

Question 5.
The number of syllables in ‘honesty’ is ……………………….. .
(a) mono (b) di (c) penta (d) tri
Answer:
(d) tri

Question 6.
The number of syllables in ‘headmistress’ is ……………………….. .
(a) tri (b) mono (c) tetra (d) penta
Answer:
(a) tri

Question 7.
The number of syllables in ‘heroic’ is ……………………….. .
(a) poly (b) tri (c) penta (d) tetra
Answer:
(b) tri

Question 8.
The number of syllables in ‘dismiss’ is ……………………….. .
(a) tri (b) penta (c) mono (d) di
Answer:
(d) di

Question 9.

The number of syllables in ‘important’ is ……………………….. .
(a) mono (b) tri (c) penta (d) tetra
Answer:
(b) tri

Question 10.
The number of syllables in ‘objectivity’ is ……………………….. .
(a) di (b) poly (c) penta (d) tetra
Answer:
(c) penta.