SESSION-6

“LEARN SPOKEN ENGLISH FROM HOME”. – By MaddaliSwetha

SYLLABLE:

In English a word which has more than one vowel is divided into syllables. A syllable is a unit of language which contains one vowel and one or more consonants. The following patterns are found in English.

(V = Vowel; C = Consonant)

1. V – a

2. VC – on

3. CV – to

4. CVC – lad

5. CCVC – step

Hence,

The word ‘syllable’ has three syllables and is written in the dictionary as ‘syl-la-ble’.