To cword classification regarding the number of syllables is the name the word receives because of the number of syllables it has. Words can be:
• monosyllables;
• disyllables;
• trisyllables;
• polysyllables.
Read this word slowly: I do. You will notice that it has two pieces:
I do
Now read the word window. You'll notice that it has three little pieces:
window
Each of these pieces is named after a syllable, which is the sound we utter at once when speaking the word.
Read too: How do the syllables separate?
Words can have one syllable, two, three, four or even more than four syllables, with a name for each of these classifications.
- Monosyllables: they are words that have only one syllable.
Examples: my tea, hi, already,
- Dissyllables: are words that have two syllables.
Examples:
→ home: home
→ coffee: coffee
→ hello: hello
- Trisyllables: are words that have three syllables.
Examples:
→ shame: see-go-nha
→ alligator: alligator
→ cute: cute
- Polysyllables: are words that have four or more syllables.
Examples:
→ anonymous: a-nô-ni-mo
→ apartment: a-par-ta-men-to
→ kids: girl
Thus, we observe that word classifications will be according to the number of syllables.
See too: When to use uppercase and lowercase letters?
Activities
1) Put in parentheses how many syllables each word below has.
( ) cassava
( ) coffee
( ) chocolate
( ) peach
( ) pineapple
( ) Strawberry
( ) grape
( ) rice
2) Separate the words on the board into syllables and rank them by the number of syllables.
Word |
syllable separation |
Classification |
sea | ||
life | ||
kid | ||
base | ||
shame |
Answers
1)
(4) cassava
(2) coffee
(3) chocolate
(3) peach
(4) pineapple
(3) Strawberry
(2) grape
(2) rice
2)
Word |
syllable separation |
Classification |
sea |
sea |
monosyllable |
life |
life |
two-syllable |
kid |
mo-le-que |
trisyllable |
base |
base |
two-syllable |
clerk |
clerk |
polysyllable |
Challenge
Choose 10 objects from your school supplies, write the name of each one of them and then separate the syllables and see if the words are monosyllables, disyllables, trisyllables or polysyllables.
