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The word "interesting" is divided into four syllables: In-ter-est-ing.

Each syllable contains a vowel sound, and the division is based on the natural breaks in pronunciation.

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The vowel in "cube" (represented by 'u') is a long vowel because it is pronounced as /juː/ (like the 'u' in "flute").

In F'a't and W'i'n, the vowels are short vowels.

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A trigraph is a group of three letters representing a single sound (phoneme).

In "Watch", the letters "tch" form a trigraph, producing a single /ʧ/ sound.

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The word "carpenter" has three syllables: car-pen-ter.

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Intonation refers to the variation in pitch while speaking, which conveys emotions and meaning.

It helps distinguish between statements, questions, and expressions of different feelings.

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Words gave the same ending sounds are called Rhyming words.

Example: One – Won, Tug and Bug.

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Homophones means words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.

Examples:

Knew                                    New

Ad                                          Add

Flew                                      Flu

Mail                                       Male

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A consonant cluster is a group of two or more consonants appearing together at the beginning of a word.

"Strong" has the initial consonant cluster "str-".

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