What does syllabication refer to?

• A. Counting letters in a word
• B. Reading to learn science
• C. Forming or dividing words into syllables
• D. Recalling spelling vocabulary

Answer: (C)

Syllabication is about breaking a word into its syllables—the spoken units you hear when you pronounce the word. It focuses on forming or dividing words into syllables based on how they sound and their vowel sounds. This helps with reading smoothly and decoding unfamiliar words, because you can sound out each syllable one by one. It also supports spelling, since each syllable typically has a vowel that guides how letters come together. You can practice by clapping or tapping the syllables in a word, like banana (ba-na-na) or teacher (teach-er). Counting letters, reading to learn science, and recalling spelling vocabulary don’t focus on dividing words by sound, so they don’t capture what syllabication is about.