Syllable Rules

Question 1

Rule A

Answer 1

A single consonant, including ch, ll, and rr, between vowels goes with the following vowel.

Question 2

Rule B

Answer 2

A consonant followed by l or r, except in the combinations rl, sl, tl, and sr, is not divided from that consonant, and they both go with the following vowel.

Question 3

Rule C

Answer 3

S is always separated from a following consonant

Question 4

Rule D

Answer 4

When an two consonants not in Rule B come between vowels, and in the combinations rl and tl, one consonant goes with the first vowel and the other with the following vowel.

Question 5

Rule E

Answer 5

When three consonants come together, two go with one syllable, and one with the other. The two consonants that go together must adhere to the rules already given.

Question 6

Rule F

Answer 6

Prefixes generally constitute separate syllables and are therefore inseperable, even though they may violate the usual rules.