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English for Tourism & Hospitality by Prof. Adel AlSheikh 2021/2022
Syllable Recognition
What is a syllable?
It is a unit of pronunciation having one vowel
sound, with or without surrounding
consonants, forming the whole or a part of a
word; for example, there are two syllables
in hotel and three in beautiful.
How to identify the number of syllables?
a. Count the number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) in the
word.
o Add 1 every time the letter 'y' makes the sound
of a vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
o Subtract 1 for each silent vowel (like the silent 'e'
at the end of a word).
b. Does the word end with "le" or "les?" Add
1 only if the letter before the "le" is a consonant.
c. The number you get is the number of syllables in
your word.
Fill in the following chart with the number
of syllables for each given word:
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