Syllabification
practice
Syllabify (разбейте по слогам) the following words, using
periods to indicate syllable breaks.
1. aroma
2. algebra
3. advocate
4. kangaroo
5. obstinate
6. codify
7. altitude
8. duplicate
9. geometry
10. temperate
11. whiskey
12. integrity
13. esthetic
14. seclusion
15. arithmetic
16. discipline
17. periodic
18. banana
19. insinuate
20. nightingale
21. instrument
22. exclamation
23. already
24. condemnation
Syllable Division
Exercise #1 (Divide between 2 consonants)
hubcap laptop kidnap hotdog sonnet humbug puppet sunset
sudden combat magnet tiptop wellness catnip hilltop nutmeg
fullness sunlit summit happen rabbit admit napkin fantastic
Exercise #2 (Divide before and after blends)
chestnut sunspot handcuff landmass sandbag claptrap
backstop gumdrop endless dogsled dustpan desktop handbag
wingspan filmstrip handstand
Exercise #3 (Divide before 1 consonant)
timer mater grader hijack cupid totem liken maker diner meter
stupid taker motor voter deter biter super later defer baker biker
tomato
Exercise #4 (Divide before 1 consonant, divide between 2 consonants)
dinner, diner; matter, Mater; cotton, motor; mutter, cupid;
gapping, gaping; petty, Peter; mitten, miter; bonnet, bonus;
musket, music; bandit, basic; tigger, tiger; supper, super; latter,
later; mentor, meter; dentist, defer
Exercise #5 (Divide between words)
flyleaf mailman seashore freeway maintain beehive skydive
boatload toenail rainstorm breadbox downstream rowboat
sunspot tailspin jaybird beekeeper weekend keepsake seatbelt
Exercise #6 (Divide between 2 consonants, before 1 consonant, between
blends, between words)
byline outhouse later latter enjoy moonbeam master biker bitter
cider cedar caper cannon bashful mainstay banknote bogus
bottom cinder candor muted mutter slapstick inkwell
Exercise #9 (Divide between 2 vowels for vowels that don’t normally divide,
some Latin exceptions)
radio cameo pioneer meow fiord pliable reliant truant casual
manual continuous dual cryogenic myopic scientist diet quiet
fluid ruin cereal fluent variety
Exercise #10 (Divide after prefixes, before suffixes)
prefix decide before coexist overwork discontinue unfit outlook
demand cooperate dismiss prevent overwhelm stewardship
nation stabilize useful massive cooperation thankfulness uneventful
