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Grammar – Syllables



               Syllables are group of vowel sounds in a word.




                                       Monosyllabic                                                            Disyllabic


                          A word having only 1 vowel sound                                     A word having two vowel sounds is
                          is called as a monosyllabic word.                                    a word with 2 syllables.

                          cat     name    great     three     dress                            bitter      father      machine      carry

                          fast     class     breeze     try     crow                           baby       laptop      mango       apple




                                         Trisyllabic                                                        Four syllables



                          A word having three vowel sounds                                      A word having four vowel sounds is

                          is a word with 3 syllables.                                           a word with 4 syllables.

                          transparent     apartment     camera                                  environment             calculation

                          capital      battery       butterfly                                  certificate                 celebration
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