Division of Words / Rules for the Division of Words at the Ends of Lines, with Remarks on Spelling, Syllabication and Pronunciation

by Frederick W. Hamilton

III When two consonants meet between vowels, and the syllable ends on one consonant, the division may properly be made between the consonants, the pronunciation determining the place of division.

advan-tage
plain-tiff
Wil-liam
exces-sive
scur-rilous
mas-ter
gram-mar
profes-sor
moun-tain

IV When three consonants come together between two vowels the first of which is short, the division comes after the first consonant.

han-dle
chil-dren
frus-trate

V A single consonant between two vowels should be joined to the first vowel, if it is short; if the first vowel is long the consonant goes with the second.

riv-er
ri-val

VI Diphthongs should not be divided.

peo-ple
Cae-sar

VII Words compounded with a prefix should preferably be divided on the prefix.

dis-avow
in-herit
un-concern