Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Grammar Syllabification
Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Grammar Syllabification
Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Grammar Syllabification
Read the following rules to answer the questions given below.
Every syllable has only one vowel sound.
Rule 1:
One-syllable Words. Never divide a one-syllable word.
Eg:
help, said, take, hop
Rule 2:
Digraphs (Ch, Cl, PI, Gr,..) Digraphs are never separated.
Eg:
buck.le, cloth.ing, feath.er
Rule 3:
Compound Words. Divide compound words between the words.
Eg:
cup.board, pin.hole
Rule 4:
If one consonant comes between two vowels, divide after the long vowel if the vowel is long or after the consonant if the vowel is short.
Examples:
Long Vowel – bo.nus, la.bor and
Short Vowel – silver, grav.el
Rule 5:
When two consonants come between vowels in a word, split them.
Examples:
kit.ten, pup.pet
Rule 6:
When two vowels are together in a word and are sounded separately, divide the vowels.
Examples:
di.et, cre.ate, ra.di.o
When two vowels are together in a word and make one sound, do not divide between the vowels.
Examples:
spread, bounce, prowl
Rule 7:
When a word contains a prefix, divide the word between the prefix and the base or root word.
Examples:
re.in.stall, un.plug, o.ver.cast, interchange, re.start
Rule 8:
When a word contains a suffix, divide the word between base or root word and the suffix.
Examples:
soap.y, mind.ful, sing.ing, sheep.ish
Rule 9:
When a word ends in le preceded by a consonant, divide the word before the consonant.
Examples:
kin:dle, man.tle, rum.ble, dim.ple
Choose the correct syllabification for the given words.
1. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘rumour’.
(a) rumour (b) ru-mour (c) rum-our (d) rumo-ur
Answer:
(b) ru-mour
2. Choose the correct syllabification for “scramble”.
(a) scra-mble (b) scr-am-ble (c) scramb-le (d) scram-ble
Answer:
(d) scram-ble
3. Choose the correct syllabification for “sophisticated”?
(a) so-phis-ti-ca-ted (b) sophis-tica-ted (c) sophis-ti-cated (d) sophis-ticated
Answer:
(a) so-phis-ti-ca-ted
4. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘torrent’.
(a) torr-ent (b) tor-rent (c) to-rr-ent (d) tor-re-nt
Answer:
(b) tor-rent
5. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘water’.
(a) w-a-ter (b) wat-er (c) wa-t-er (d) wa-Icr (d) wa-ter
Answer:
(d) wa-Icr
6. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘across’.
(a) ac-ross (b) a-cross (c) a-c-ross (d) ac-ross
Answer:
(b) a-cross
7. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘con-tem-plate’.
(a) con-tem-pl-ate (b) contem-plate (c) con-template (d) con-tern-plate
Answer:
(d) con-tern-plate
8. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘attitude’.
(a) at-ti-tude (b) at-titude (c) atti-tude (d) at-ti-tu-de
Answer:
(a) at-ti-tude
9. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘difficult’.
(a) dif-fi-cu-lt (b) dif-fi-cult (c) dif-ficult (d) diffi-cult
Answer:
(b) dif-fi-cult
10. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘blasphemy’.
(a) bl-as-phe-my (b) blas-phe-my (c) blas-phe-my (d) blas-phemy
Answer:
(c) blas-phe-my
11. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘despondent’.
(a) de-spondent (b) despond-ent (c) de-sp-ond-ent (d) de-spond-ent
Answer:
(d) de-sponð-ent
12. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘fortune’.
(a) fort-un-e (b) for-tune (c) fort-une (d) fo-rt-une
Answer:
(b) for-tune
13. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘foolishly’.
(a) fo-ol-ish-ly (b) foolish-ly (c) fool-ishly (d) fool-ish-ly
Answer:
(d) fool-ish-ly
14. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘gratitude’.
(a) grat-i-tude (b) grat-itude (c) gra-ti-tude (d) grat-it-ude
Answer:
(a) grat-i-tude
15. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘experience’.
(a) expe-ri-ence (b) ex-peri-ence (c) ex-pe-ri-ence (d) ex-pe-nence
Answer:
(c) ex-pe-ri-ence
16. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘hysteria’.
(a) hyst-er-i-a (b) hys-teri-a (c) hys-ter-ia (d) hys-ter-i-a
Answer:
(d) hys-tcr-i-a
17. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘jovial’.
(a) jo-vi-al (b) jo-vial (c)jovi-al (d) jo-v-i-al
Answer:
(a) jo-vi-al
18. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘jostled’.
(a) jos-tl-ed (b)jos-tled (c) jo-stled (d) jo-sti-ed
Answer:
(b)jos-tled
19. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘irrespective’.
(a) irre-spec-tive (b) ir-re-sp-ec-tive (c) ir-respec-tive (d) ir-re-spec-tive
Answer:
(d) ir-re-spec-Live
20. Choose the correct syllabification for ‘international’.
(a) in-ter-na-tion-al (b) in-ter-na-tion-1 (c) in-tema-tion-al (d) inter-na-tion-al
Answer:
(a) in-ter-na-tion-al
♦ Identify the number of syllables in the following words:
Question 1.
The number of syllables in ‘entertainment’ is ……………………….. .
(a) mono (b) tri (c) penta (d) tetra
Answer:
(d) tetra
Question 2.
The number of syllables in ‘evidence’ is ……………………….. .
(a) di (b) tri (c) mono (d) tetra
Answer:
(b) tri
Question 3.
The number of syllables in ‘essential’ is ……………………….. .
(a) tri (b) di (c) penta (d) tetra
Answer:
(a) tri
Question 4.
The number of syllables in ‘explain’ is ……………………….. .
(a) poly (b) di (c) mono (d) tetra
Answer:
(b) di
Question 5.
The number of syllables in ‘honesty’ is ……………………….. .
(a) mono (b) di (c) penta (d) tri
Answer:
(d) tri
Question 6.
The number of syllables in ‘headmistress’ is ……………………….. .
(a) tri (b) mono (c) tetra (d) penta
Answer:
(a) tri
Question 7.
The number of syllables in ‘heroic’ is ……………………….. .
(a) poly (b) tri (c) penta (d) tetra
Answer:
(b) tri
Question 8.
The number of syllables in ‘dismiss’ is ……………………….. .
(a) tri (b) penta (c) mono (d) di
Answer:
(d) di
Question 9.
The number of syllables in ‘important’ is ……………………….. .
(a) mono (b) tri (c) penta (d) tetra
Answer:
(b) tri
Question 10.
The number of syllables in ‘objectivity’ is ……………………….. .
(a) di (b) poly (c) penta (d) tetra
Answer:
(c) penta
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