How Many Syllables In Personification?

6syllables

Personification has 6 syllables, per-son-i-fi-ca-tion. It is a polysyllabic word.

personification

/pəˌsɒn.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ UK /pɚˌsɑː.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ US

Stress

The main stress falls on the fifth syllable, ca.

Syllable Structure

CV/CVC/V/CV/CV/CVC

Division By Sound

/pə.sɒn.ɪ.fɪ.keɪ.ʃən/

Division By Letters

per-son-i-fi-ca-tion

A spelling guide that follows the sound division.

Tree Diagram Of Personification

S syllable, O onset, R rime, P peak, C coda, Ø no coda.

Syllable	Onset	Peak	Coda	Pattern	Type
1	p	ə	–	CV	open
2 secondary stress	s	ɒ	n	CVC	closed
3	–	ɪ	–	V	open
4	f	ɪ	–	CV	open
5 primary stress	k	eɪ	–	CV	open
6	ʃ	ə	n	CVC	closed

Between syllables 1 and 2, /s/ goes to the right, following the Maximal Onsets Principle.
Syllable 2 is stressed and has the short vowel /ɒ/, so it keeps a coda /n/.
Between syllables 3 and 4, /f/ goes to the right, following the Maximal Onsets Principle.
Between syllables 4 and 5, /k/ goes to the right, following the Maximal Onsets Principle.
Between syllables 5 and 6, /ʃ/ goes to the right, following the Maximal Onsets Principle.

How many syllables are in personification?

Personification has 6 syllables, per-son-i-fi-ca-tion. In British English it is transcribed /pəˌsɒn.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/.

Which syllable is stressed in personification?

The fifth syllable, ca, carries the main stress.

What is the syllable structure of personification?

Personification has the structure CV/CVC/V/CV/CV/CVC, where C is a consonant sound and V is a vowel sound.

How do you divide personification into syllables?

By sound, pə.sɒn.ɪ.fɪ.keɪ.ʃən. By letters, as a spelling guide, per-son-i-fi-ca-tion.