Martha Stewart's grandchildren are advanced. According to the entertaining mogul, her daughter Alexis's toddlers, Jude, 3, and Truman, 2, are already quite the linguists. Sections
A syllable is a unit of pronunciation uttered without interruption, loosely, a single sound. All words are made from at least one syllable. Monosyllables are words that have 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. Patterns of syllables can be shown with C and V (C for 'consonant', V for 'vowel'). Closed syllables are often shown as CVC (such as got), and open syllables as CV (such as go).
A syllable is a single unit of written or spoken word, an unbroken sound used to make up words. One syllable words known as monosyllabic: Cat, dog, car, sky. Two syllables words known as disyllabic: Ho-tel, Po-em, Chor-us. Three syllables words known as trisyllabic: Beau-ti-ful, met-a-phor, po-e-try. More than three syllables words known as polysyllabic: Ox-y-mor-on. Syllables are used in poetry to give rhythm and depth to sentences. Why don't you try writing a poem using syllables and enter it into one of our poetry competitions. More poetry terms below.