SYLLABLES
What is a
syllable? It’s just a beat of sound
energy. Try tapping your fingers as you
say these words: “bye”--one tap,
“hello”--two taps. “Bye” has one
syllable; “hello” has two syllables.
Some words look
like they have more syllables than they actually do. Learn to listen carefully to hear how many syllables are in a
word. Don’t be misled by the spelling.
vege-table
busi-ness
tongue
Catho-lic
favo-rite
ave-rage
Wednes-day
res-taurants
fixed