WORD AND SYLLABLE
What does it mean by word?
Definition of expression
for English Language Learners. : The act of making your thoughts, feelings,
etc., known by speech, writing, or some other method: the act of expressing something. : A word or phrase. : The way someone's
face looks that shows emotions and feelings.
A letter may be a word. The word “a,” although it consists of only a single letter, counts as a word when it is used as the indefinite
article in a sentence. ... 'A'
is one of the three English alphabets with meanings that go beyond tautological
references to the letters
themselves.
What is a word in English?
The term word
may refer to a spoken word or to
a written word, or sometimes to
the abstract concept behind either. Spoken words are made up of units of sound called phonemes, and written words of symbols called graphemes,
such as the letters of the English
alphabet.
What does it mean when you say a word?
It means:
yes, or I agree, or you've said
something that appeals to me. It evolved from "word to your mother" which meant honestly: I swear to your
mother it is true... Then evolved to "word up" which was a generic catch all positive reply to many
types of questions or positive affirmations.
Can a single letter be a word?
Large dictionaries list each letter as a single-letter word. Each such word is defined as a noun, denoting
the letter with which it is
spelled. ... Using as a word:
"Psychology" starts with a p.
Is name is a word?
A name is a
term used for identification. ... The name
of a specific entity is sometimes called a proper name (although that term has a
philosophical meaning also) and is, when consisting of only one word, a
proper noun. Other nouns are sometimes called "common names" or
(obsolete) "general names".
What is a syllable?
- A syllable is the sound of a vowel (A, E, I, O, U) that is created when pronouncing the letters A, E, I, O, U, or Y.
- The letter "Y" is a vowel only if it creates an A, E, I, O, or U sound.
- Examples: fry, try, cry, & dry
- The number of times that you hear the sound of a vowel is the number of syllables in a word.
·
When
two (or more) vowels are next to
each other, the number of syllables depends on the number of vowel sounds.
·
Examples: free (1 syllable), eat
(1 syllable), & bio
(2 syllables)
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If
a vowel is silent, it is not counted as a syllable.
·
Example: fire (1 syllable)
·
Does
the word end with "le" or "les?" This is a syllable if the
letter before the "le" is a consonant.
Fun Fact
Syllable Examples
Free
·
1
syllable: free
·
Pronounced:
free
·
Listen:
how to pronounce
free
Eat
·
1
syllable: eat
·
Pronounced:
eat
·
Listen:
how to pronounce
eat
Eating
·
2
syllables: eat-ing
·
Pronounced:
eat-ing
·
Listen:
how to pronounce
eating
Bio
·
2
syllables: bi-o
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Pronounced:
bi-oh
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Listen:
how to pronounce
bio
Fire
·
1
syllable: fire
·
Pronounced:
f-eye-r
·
Listen:
how to pronounce
fire
Cake
·
1
syllable: cake
·
Pronounced:
kay-k
·
Listen:
how to pronounce
cake
Cheese
·
1
syllable: cheese
·
Pronounced:
chees
·
Listen:
how to pronounce
cheese
Chicken
·
2
syllables: chick-en
·
Pronounced:
chik-in
·
Listen:
how to pronounce
chicken
Checked
·
1
syllable: checked
·
Pronounced:
chek-d
·
Listen:
how to pronounce
checked
Batted
·
2
syllables: bat-ted
·
Pronounced:
bat-ed
·
Listen:
how to pronounce
batted
·
3
syllables: wor-ry-ing
·
Pronounced:
wah-ree-ing
Listen: how to pronounce
worrying
Word
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Syllables
|
Type of the syllable
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Pen
|
Pen
|
Mono syllable
|
Book
|
Book
|
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Hat
|
Hat
|
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Cat
|
Cat
|
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Tiger
|
Ti + ger
|
Di-syllable
|
River
|
Ri + ver
|
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Cobra
|
Cob + ra
|
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Spider
|
Spi + der
|
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Winter
|
Win +t er
|
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Outside
|
Out + side
|
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Target
|
Tar + get
|
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Function
|
Func +t ion
|
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Platfrom
|
Plat + from
|
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Household
|
House + hold
|
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Islam
|
Is + lam
|
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Interval
|
In + ter + val
|
Tri –syllable
|
Magical
|
Ma + gi+cal
|
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Heroic
|
He+ro+ic
|
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Remedy
|
Re+me+dy
|
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Artisan
|
Ar+ti+san
|
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Italian
|
Ita+li+an
|
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Africa
|
Af+ri+ca
|
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Siberia
|
Si+be+ria
|
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Consultation
|
Con+sul+ta+tion
|
Poly –syllable
|
International
|
In+ter+na+tio+nal
|
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Conversation
|
Con+ver+sa+tion
|
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Justification
|
Jus+ti+fi+ca+tion
|
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Satisfaction
|
Sa+tis+fac+tion
|
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Interjection
|
In+ter+jec+tion
|
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Generation
|
Ge+ne+ra+tion
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