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RULES FOR SYLLABICATION - Mrs. Judy Araujo

**The number of vowel sounds in a word equals the number of syllables. 1. A one syllable word is never divided (safe, car, plane). 2. Divide a compound word between the words that make up the compound word (rail • road, air • port, play • ground, foot • ball, tooth • brush). 3. When a word has a suffix with a vowel sound in it, divide the