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Overview<\/h3>\n

Although it is always better to avoid dividing words, English has rules about dividing words by syllables if necessary.\u00a0 Words of one syllable cannot be divided.\u00a0 Words are often divided using prefixes, suffixes, and syllables.<\/p>\n

Words Not to Divide<\/h3>\n

It is always better to avoid dividing words, because when part of a word is on one line and the rest of the word is on another line, it makes the word harder to read.\u00a0 In formal writing, such as business letters, essays, and resumes, words are not divided to avoid misunderstanding.\u00a0 Words of one syllable, such as through, friend, and stopped, are never divided.\u00a0 Similarly, words on more than one syllable are not divided if it would result in just one or two letters on a line, such as radio, omit, about, elect, and enough.\u00a0 Titles, acronyms, abbreviations, and proper names are not divided.<\/p>\n

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Words of More than One Syllable<\/h3>\n

Words of more than one syllable are divided at the syllable, unless the division results in just one or two letters on a line, such as Eng-lish for English, and pave-ment for pavement.\u00a0 The hyphen is with the first part of the word if the word is at the end of the line.\u00a0 For example, if the word were coercion, it would divide as coer- on one line and then cion on the other line.<\/p>\n

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Prefixes and Suffixes<\/h3>\n

Whenever possible, divide words so that the prefix is separated from the stem of the word or the suffix is separated from the stem of the word, such as mis-pronounce, sub-sidize, hop-ing, or dear-est.\u00a0 Do not divide suffixes such as cion in coercion, cial in special, tion in administra-tion, or gious in conta-gious.\u00a0 Words such as consider-able, prefer-ence, and crea-tive can be divided that way.\u00a0 Always consult a dictionary when in doubt.<\/p>\n

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Double Consonants<\/h3>\n

Words are often divided between double consonants, such as ban-ner, puz-zle, hun-gry, and forgot-ten.\u00a0 However, if the stem ends in a double consonant, the word is not divided between them, such as assess-ment, bill-ing, and full-est.<\/p>\n

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