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Q: Can a syllable be a single consonant?
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What are the types of syllable?

A closed syllable. An open syllable. A vowel-consonant-e syllable. A vowel team syllable. A consonant-le syllable. An r-controlled syllable.


What is a vowel consonant E syllable?

One vowel consonant E syllable word is despite.


What is the rule doubling the final consonant?

There are four set of criteria for doubling the final consonant of a word when adding a suffix. If said word ends in a single consonant, has a single preceding that vowel, has an accent on the last syllable, and the suffix being added begins with a vowel, the final consonant in the word is doubled.


How do you divide into syllables the word knees?

The word 'knees' is a single syllable. Typically, a syllable is formed by a vowel or vowel pair and up to one consonant at each end. Since the 'k' is silent, we are left with a vowel pair and one consonant at each end, making one syllable.


What is a double consonant Give me an example?

Double the final consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel if both of the following are true: the consonant ends a stressed syllable or a one-syllable word, and the consonant is preceded by a single vowel: : drag becomes dragged : wet becomes wetter : occur becomes occurred, occurring : refer becomes referral, referring


What spelling pattern signals that the vowel in a first syllable will be short?

There is another consonant-vowel-consonant syllable that follows the first one.


Is less an open syllable?

Less is a closed syllable. There is a consonant after the vowel.


Why is it that there last letter in some words that are being repeated before adding -ed?

This happens because of the general rule concerning not only "-ed," but any suffix beginning with a vowel. The rule states that if the consonant ends either a stressed syllable or a single syllable word, AND the consonant is preceded by a single vowel the final consonant is doubled. Ex: "refer" becomes "referred," but "depart" remains "departed."


What is M in Japanese?

The Japanese language does not have an equivalent for the letter M. The only single consonant that can be used is N, which is used a full syllable.


Why is pulled a double consonant word with one syllable?

It's not one syllable... If you say it properly it's two syllables, and because the syllables break on a consonant, you need to double up that consonant.


Is rat a open syllable?

No, it ends in a consonant so it is a closed syllable word.


What two requirements does a closed syllable have?

The syllable must have one vowel and the syllable must end in a consonant.