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Diction: Syllable.
At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to
a.Say the meaning of syllable. b.Divide words into different syllables c.Identify the numbers of syllable we have in words. The meaning of syllable. A syllable is a part of a word that contains sounds (phonemes) of a word. It usually has a vowel in it. There are several types of syllables: a. Monosyllabic words: These are words with only one syllable. Examples are; go, come, see, screeched," "scratched," "scrounged," “four” "stretched," "straights," and "strengths etc. Di- syllabic words. These are the words with only two syllables. Examples are: defeat de-feat socket soc-ket island is-land dozen do-zen stupid stu-pid sullen su-llen russel ru-ssel forceps for-ceps frigid fri-gid donkey don-key detect de-tect syntax syn-tax Tri syllabic words. These are the words with three syllables. Examples are: a-ban-don A-bo-lish Ab-so-lute A-ccep-tance Ac-ci-dent ac-count-ant A-chieve-ment ac-know-ledge Ac-ti-vate A-ddi-tion Ad-just-ment ad-mi-ssion ad-van-tage ad-ven-ture Class Activities 1. What is the correct way to divide Monument into syllables? (a) Mo - nu- ment (b) Mon - u - ment (c ) Monu -ment 2. How many syllables are in the word "dotted"? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c ) 3. How many syllables are in the word "jumped"? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c ) 3 4. Which word below has two syllables? Happy. (a) sun (b) make (c ) free
5. Choose the correct way to divide the word in quotations into
syllables. The fields were filled with "cotton" plants. (a) cot/ton (b) cott/on ( c) c/ot/ton (d) co/tt/on Home work.
6. Choose the correct way to divide the word in quotations into syllables. Soft "music" filled the air. (a) m/usic (b) mu/sic (c ) mus/ic musi/c . 7. How many syllables are in the word PROBABLY? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c ) 2 (d) 4 8 How many syllables is in the word COMMUNICATION? 3 2 4 5
