WORD & SYLLABLE: DEFINITIONS AND KINDS

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WORD & SYLLABLE
WORD & SYLLABLE

WORDS: DIFINITION AND KINDS

Definition of word:

A letter or a group of letters having a clear meaning or sense is called a word. Generally consonants take vowels to make words.

Different kinds of words:

(A) One-lettered word:

only one vowel makes a word . such as A, I, O.

(B) Two-lettered word:

Only one vowel and one consonant make meaningful words like – an, do, to, it, on etc.

(C) Three-lettered word:

one vowel and two consonants make meaningful words like

cat, boy, ant, etc.

(D) Four-lettered word:

bird, deer, cock etc.

(E) Five- lettered word:

mango, house, table, etc.

(F) More than five-lettered word:

morning, knowledge, education etc.

What is a syllable?

A syllable is a part of a word that contains a single vowel sound and that is pronounced as a unit. So, for example, ' book' has one syllable, and ' father' has two syllables.

We can also say that syllable is a word or part of a word pronounced with a single, uninterrupted sound of the voice.

Types of Syllable:

Syllables are of five kinds. They are-

(A) Mono-syllable:

There is only one syllable in a word.

Examples: ball, rose, dog etc.

(B) Di-syllable:

There are only two syllables in a word.

Examples: doc-tor tea-cher ti-ger etc. (C) Tri-syllable:

There are only three syllables in a word.

Examples: hos-pi-tal com-pu-ter etc.

(D) Tetra-syllable:

There are only four syllables in a word.

Examples: te-le-vi-sion pho-to-gra-phy

(E) Poly-syllable:

There are more than four syllables in a word.

Examples: ex-tra-or-di-na-ry,

Si-mul-ta-ne-ous-ly etc.

Based on the numbers of syllable in a word, words are also of five kinds:

(A) Mono-syllabic words

(B) Di-syllabic words

(C) Tri-syllabic words

(D) Tetra-syllabic words

(E) Poly-syllabic words

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Mono-syllable
Mono-syllable
Di-syllable
Di-syllable
Mono-syllable
Mono-syllable
Mono-syllable
Mono-syllable
Di-syllable
Di-syllable
Di-syllable
Di-syllable
Tri-syllable
Tri-syllable
Tri-syllable
Tri-syllable
Tetra-syllable
Tetra-syllable
Tetra-syllable
Tetra-syllable