[08] RULE 2 consonant + long vowel = syllable

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               Can you break words up into syllables?
             Rule 2: A consonant plus a long vowel equals a syllable.

                   [cons. + long = syllable]

      
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        These are not real words but just for learning purposes.

consonant + long vowel = syllable

كوقُ   1  kuu-qu

جاجَ   2  gaa-ga

خيخَ   3  xii-xa

قيخاك   4  qii-xaak

جوخو   5  guu-xu (note that a long vowel at the end of a word is pronounced as a short).

كاكَ   6  kaa-ka

   A long vowel at the end of a word is treated as though it were a short in sound.

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