| blot-ter | skip-ping | remit-tance |
| neces-sary | throt-tle | span-ning |
As a rule, a prefix constitutes one syllable; as,
| pro-long | pre-fer | con-stant | de-fect | ad-mit |
| re-ceive | se-lect | dis-trust | e-merge | im-merse |
As a rule, a suffix constitutes one syllable; as,
| labor-er | soft-ly | beauti-fy | selec-tion |
| mole-cule | revolution-ist | percent-age | fanat-ic |
When two or more letters together give one sound, they must not be divided; as,
| math-ematics | ex-change | paragraph-ing | abolish-ing |
| bow-ing | toil-ing | nation-al | gra-cious |
Can a word of one syllable be divided?
Do not divide a syllable of one letter from the rest of the word. The division ever-y is wrong.
Exercise 26