caroluk09
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Hi everyone. I have a question about dividing a word into syllables. If there is only a single consonant in the middle of the word (ex: open), we usually divide the syllable before the consonant (in this example, open will become o/pen). However, there is a website page claimed that there are two ways to divide if there is only a single consonant in the middle of the word: if the vowel is long sound, divide before the consonant (for example baby-> ba/by) ; if the vowel is short sound, divide after the consonant (for example river-> riv/er). The question is how do you know if the vowel is long or short sound? Is there any way to find out?
Thank you
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