WORD AND SYLLABLE



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)
·         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
·         Pronounced: bi-oh
·         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

Worrying
·         3 syllables: wor-ry-ing
·         Pronounced: wah-ree-ing
Listen: how to pronounce worrying

Word
Syllables
Type of the syllable
Pen
Pen

Mono syllable
Book
Book
Hat
Hat
Cat
Cat
Tiger
Ti + ger





Di-syllable
River
Ri + ver
Cobra
Cob + ra
Spider
Spi + der
Winter
Win +t er
Outside
Out + side
Target
Tar + get
Function
Func +t ion
Platfrom
Plat + from
Household
House + hold
Islam
Is + lam
Interval
In + ter + val



Tri –syllable
      
Magical
Ma + gi+cal
Heroic
He+ro+ic
Remedy
Re+me+dy
Artisan
Ar+ti+san
Italian
Ita+li+an
Africa
Af+ri+ca
Siberia
Si+be+ria
Consultation
Con+sul+ta+tion


Poly –syllable
International
In+ter+na+tio+nal
Conversation
Con+ver+sa+tion
Justification 
Jus+ti+fi+ca+tion 
Satisfaction
Sa+tis+fac+tion
Interjection
In+ter+jec+tion
Generation
Ge+ne+ra+tion

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