SYLLABLE CONSONANT CLUSTERS

STRUCTURE OF SYLLABLES
Introduction:
Syllable is a unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound. Every word in English is made up of one or more syllables. A syllable consists of vowels and consonants. The central element of a syllable is normally a vowel sound and the marginal elements are usually consonants. At times a single vowel itself can constitute a syllable. In India, languages are syllable-timed languages so uniform stress is given to different syllables. English, on the contrary, is a stress-timed language in which there exists a distinction between strong and weak syllables.
Objectives:

To understand the nature of syllables in English

To understand the differences between strong and weak syllables

To understand the differences between strong and weak forms
Syllabic Division:
Monosyllabic Words (A word with one-syllable)

Disyllabic Words (A word with two-syllables)

Trisyllabic Words (A word with three-syllables)

Polysyllabic Words (A word with three-syllables or more than three)

Mono-Syllabic
Disyllabic
Trisyllabic
Polysyllabic Words

Words
Words
Words

back ar cade ar cher y
Spee do me ter

bad
Arc tic ar ma da rea so na ble

badge ar gue ar se nic a quar i um

bag ar mor ar ter y a vi a tion

ban ar my ar ti stic ci vi li an

band ar son ar se nal co me di an

bang ar tist ar ti cle con ve ni ent

bank bar ber bar be cue e spi o nage*

bask bar gain car a mel ex te ri or

bass bar ley car di ac ex pe ri ence

bash bar ter car di gan fa mi li ar

bat car bon car di nal gla di a tor

batch car cass car na tion hu mi li ate

bath card board car ni val i di o tic

black car go car pen ter im pe ri al

bland car pet guar di an in fe ri or

blank car ton har mo ny in gre di ant

blast car toon kar a te in som ni a

brag cart wheel mar gar ine in te ri or

bran char coal par ti cle leu ke