A syllable is the part of the word that is said
out loud as a single sound. Some words have one syllable
such as "height" and some words have two syllables such as
"cargo." Many words have more than one or two
syllables.
Look at the two, three,
and four syllable words below.
Word
Syllable
Syllable
Syllable
Syllable
cargo
car
go
principal
prin
ci
pal
instrument
in
stru
ment
environment
en
vi
ron
ment
Divide the words below into syllables. Leave the blank empty if
there are no more syllables in the word.
Word
Syllable
Syllable
Syllable
Syllable
letter
example
classifying
multiple
elevator
exclamation
character
comparison
directions
possessive
quotation
definition
fragment
effects
comprehension
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