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What is a multisyllabic word?

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A word that has more than one syllable.

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How do you break a word into syllables?

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You divide the word into parts based on its sounds.

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What is a syllable?

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A syllable is a single, unbroken sound of a spoken (or written) word.

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Break the word 'snowman' into syllables.

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snow | man

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Break the word 'lunchbox' into syllables.

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lunch | box

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Break the word 'popcorn' into syllables.

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pop | corn

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Break the word 'cupcake' into syllables.

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cup | cake

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Break the word 'sunshine' into syllables.

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sun | shine

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What is Rule #4 for breaking multisyllabic words?

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Look for common prefixes and suffixes to help identify syllable breaks.

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Give an example of a word with a prefix.

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Unhappy (un- is the prefix).