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Ask for help > How can I separate words in English ?
How can I separate words in English ?
ximons
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How can I separate words in English ?
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Good evening dear friends. I need your help. How can I separate the words in English ? Is it possible ? I hope your answer. Thanks a lot. Ximons. |
18 Feb 2009
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libertybelle
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Ahhhh.............. what do you mean by seperate word? You mean syllables?
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18 Feb 2009
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ximons
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Yes, Libertybelle. I mean syllables. Ximons. |
18 Feb 2009
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MissMelissa12
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well words in English unlike Spanish or portuguese are separated according to their sounds and not graphically.
For example. Pronounce these words!
->believe = be-lieve (2 syllables)
->Pronounce = pro-nounce
In Spanish and Im pretty sure in portueguese we would separate them like this: be -lie-ve / pro-noun-ce but this does not happen like this in English.
Miss Melissa.
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19 Feb 2009
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lilytech
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use a dictionary. Some of these books have the lexis separated into syllables |
19 Feb 2009
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libertybelle
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A dictionary is a good helper. When I write lyrics under music notes, there is a rule that all lyricists use. prefixes and suffixes are always in a syllable by themselves. For example be-liev-ing (be is the prefix and ing the suffix)
We usually don �t divide a word between vowels either.
Hope this helps. L
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19 Feb 2009
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Ivona
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My dear Libertybelle,
I don �t think that BE- in believe is a prefix, because the root cannot be LIEVE. It doesn �t mean anything. -ING is as suffix, and BELIEVE is the root of the word.
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19 Feb 2009
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douglas
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As a child I learned the "clap method" of determining syllables:
Simply "clap" the word out with your hands(clap your hands in rhythm as you say the word)--the number of claps is the number of syllables, it �s not fool-proof but it is pretty accurate.
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19 Feb 2009
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ximons
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Good morning dear friends and thanks for your answers about my questions. Have a good day. Ximons |
19 Feb 2009
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Jayho
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As part of spelling strategies I teach my intermediate adult students about syllables. I use a primary spelling handbook that I purchased at my local bookstore for AUS $10 when I was teaching kids - a bargain. It clearly shows how to break the words into syllables using three easy rules and has activities that don �t look like they are for young learners. I �ve tried the clapping method which has worked really well with some classes and sadly not others. Each class is truly different.
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19 Feb 2009
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libertybelle
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Sorry to correct you Ivona, but be is a prefix.
You can read more here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_prefixes
Prefix |
Meaning |
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a-/an- |
lacking in, lack of |
asexual, anemic |
a- |
verb > predicative adjective with progressive aspect |
afloat, atremble |
anti- |
against |
anti-war, antivirus, anti-human |
arch- |
supreme, highest, worst |
arch-rival |
be- |
equipped with, covered with, beset with (pejorative or facetious) |
bedeviled, becalm, bedazzle, bewitch |
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