ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -syllable (noun): a unit of pronunciation that has one vowel sound, and may or may not be surrounded by consonants.

Detailed explanation-2: -A syllable is a part of a word that contains a single vowel sound and that is pronounced as a unit.

Detailed explanation-3: -Monosyllables are words that have only one vowel sound; polysyllables have more than one. If a syllable ends with a consonant, it is called a closed syllable. If a syllable ends with a vowel, it is called an open syllable.

Detailed explanation-4: -A syllable is a unit of pronunciation which has a vowel sound and forms a part of a word or the entire word. The vowel sound in the syllable may or may not be surrounded by consonants.

Detailed explanation-5: -To put it simply: a monophthong is a single vowel and a diphthong is a double vowel. A monophthong is where there is one vowel sound in a syllable, and a diphthong is where there are two vowel sounds in a syllable. Let’s look at another example: the word ‘behind’.