(b) r preceded by a or e; par-ent, av-er-age, but by exception, pa-rent-al.
(c) Single l, n, or v, followed by i with the sound of y consonant; fol-io (fol-yo), gen-ius (gen-yus), sav-ior (sav-yor).
Prefixes and suffixes are generally separated, yel-low-ish, eat-able, pre-lude. This last word is sometimes pronounced prel-ude and this pronunciation has some dictionary support, but it is objectionable.
A consonant or digraph between two sounded vowels usually joins the following vowel, rea-son, no-ti-fy, mo-ther.
When two or three consonants capable of beginning a syllable come between two sounded vowels they may all be joined to the following vowel.
(a) When the preceding vowel is long and accented; en-a-bling, He-brew, i-dler.
(b) When the following vowel is an accented syllable; o-blige, re-dress.
When two or three consonants capable of beginning a syllable come between two sounded vowels one may be joined to the preceding vowel.
(a) When the vowel is short; tab-let, res-cue, mus-ket.
(b) When the consonants are st, str, or sp, if either the preceding or following vowel is accented; mis-tress, aus-tere, oys-ter, sus-pect.