Ch. 3 | Exercise 5

Chapter 3
English Phonology, Phonotactics, and Suprasegmentals

Exercise 3.5
Syllabification

1.

Syllabify the following words, using periods to indicate syllable breaks. Note ambisyllabicity.

1.

aroma

2.

algebra

3.

advocate

4.

kangaroo

5.

obstinate

6.

codify

7.

altitude

8.

duplicate

9.

geometry

10.

temperate

11.

whiskey

12.

integrity

13.

appropriate

14.

seclusion

15.

arithmetic

16.

discipline

17.

periodic

18.

banana

19.

insinuate

20.

nightingale

21.

instrument

22.

exclamation

23.

already

24.

condemnation

25.

esthetic

1.

a.rom.a/a.ro.ma

2.

al.ge.bra (al.geb.ra) *lg not a possible initial cluster

3.

ad.vo.cate (ad.voc.ate) *dv not a possible initial cluster

4.

kan.ga.roo *ng not a possible initial cluster

5.

ob.sti.nate (ob.stin.ate) *bst not a possible initial cluster

6.

cod.i.fy/co.di.fy (co.dif.y/cod.if.y)

7.

al.ti.tude (al.tit.ude) *lt not a possible initial cluster

8.

du.pli.cate/dup.li.cate (du.plic.ate/dup.lic.ate)

9.

ge.o.me.try/ge.om.e.try (ge.om.et.ry/ge.o.met.ry)

10.

tem.per.ate/tem.pe.rate *mp not a possible initial cluster

11.

whi.skey/whis.key

12.

in.teg.ri.ty/in.te.gri.ty (in.teg.rit.y/in.te.grit.y)

13.

a.ppro.pri.ate/a.pprop.ri.ate

14.

se.clu.sion/se.clus.ion

15.

a.rith.me.tic (a.rith.met.ic) *θm not a possible initial cluster

16.

di.sci.pline/disc.i.pline (di.scip.line/disc.ip.line)

17.

per.i.o.dic/pe.ri.o.dic (per.i.od.ic/pe.ri.od.ic)

18.

ba.na.na/ba.nan.a

19.

in.sin.u.ate/in.si.nu.ate *ns not a possible initial cluster

20.

nigh.ten.gale/night.en.gale *ng not a possible initial cluster

21.

in.stru.ment (in.strum.ent) *ns not a possible initial cluster

22.

ek.skla.ma.tion/ek.skl.mat.ion (x = ks)

23.

al.rea.dy/al.read.y *lr not a possible initial cluster

24.

con.dem.na.tion/con.dem.nat.ion

25.

es.thet.ic/es.the.tic *sθ not a possible initial cluster