Rules for separating into syllables

To separate the words into syllables we will have to take into account the vowel rules and the consonant rules. In this lesson from a TEACHER we will teach you the rules of syllabic division so that you can better know how to carry out this process. In addition, you will also find a explanatory video of one of our teachers, as well as a exercise with your solution to check that you have understood the explanation. Here you have the rules to separate into syllables explained easily and simply.

In order to know the rules for separating into syllables, it is important to take into account these 2 basic aspects.

• Separate vowels: The rules for separating syllables from vowels basically say that to, form a syllable, at least you have to have a vowel. This may or may not be accompanied by other vowels and / or consonants. We will have to take into account the formation of diphthongs Y triphthongs to be able to separate the words into syllables correctly.
• Separate consonants: The consonant hyphenation rules tell us what to do when we find
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  consonants between two vowels. We can find up to 4 consonants between two vowels and many times it will be necessary to take into account if they form a consonant group to find out whether to place them on the right or left syllable.

Basic rules for separating into syllables

In addition to this, it is important that you take into account the following:

• Vowels can form syllables by themselves (Example: a-pren-der)
• The monosyllables are words that only have 1 vowel and, therefore, 1 single syllable (eg I)
• The consonants that are at the beginning of the word form the syllable with the back vowel (eg ta-bla)
• The consonants that are at the end of the word, are united with the previous vowel to form a syllable (Eg. Mouse)
• If the consonant is between two vowels, the syllable will always be formed with the vowel that comes after it (Ex. É-pi-co)

In addition to knowing the rules to separate into more basic syllables, we must also take into account the most basic cases. special and exceptional. In this way, we can know how to separate the syllables of a word in any context that we find.

The rules are as follows:

• Consonant groups br, cr, dr, gr, fr, kr, tr and bl, cl, gl, fl, kl, pl are inseparable. They will form the syllable with the following vowel. (Example: bro-cha)
• In the case of prefixes, the same prefix usually forms a syllable in a particular way (Example: sub-ma-ri-no)
• The consonant group tl they are usually kept in the same syllable although in the Canary Islands or Mexico they are usually separated. (Example: a-tle-ta or at-le-ta). In both cases, the separation is correct.
• Yes there are 3 consonants between the vowels, the first two consonants usually join in the same syllable. (Example: pers-pi-ca-cia)
• Yes there are 4 consonants between vowels, the first two join and the last two also join to form a syllable. (Example: abs-trac-to)

Now that you know the rules for separating into essential syllables, we are going to discover how the hiatuses are separated since they are slightly more complex words.

Let us remember that a hiatus takes place when 2 vowels that go together, they are separated into different syllables. Hiatuses are formed when an open vowel (a / e / o) joins a closed vowel (i / u) and is only accentuated if the rules of accentuation allow it. For this reason, it is essential to know how to separate the hiatuses into syllables since, in this way, we will know whether or not it should have an accent.

To be able to separate a hiatus, we only have to assess whether the word has a open vowel and a closed vowel; if so, we are facing a hiatus and, therefore, the hyphen must exist. Examples:

• To laugh
• Trunk
• Drop
• Fry
• Corn
• Root
• Etc

Here you have more hiatus examples so that you can get to know these special words in the Spanish language in depth.