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Break the words below into syllables as shown in the first one. a. belonging: ______ b. morning: ______ c. unfriendly: ______ d. citizen: ______ e. anything: ______ f. message: ______ g. difficulty:

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Break the words below into syllables as shown in the first one.

  1. belonging: be - long - ing
  2. morning: ______
  3. unfriendly: ______
  4. citizen: ______
  5. anything: ______
  6. message: ______
  7. difficulty: ______
  8. mayor: ______
  9. captain: ______
  10. elected: ______
Fill in the Blanks
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Solution

  1. belonging: be - long - ing
  2. morning: mor - ning
  3. unfriendly: un - friend - ly
  4. citizen: ci - ti - zen
  5. anything: an - y - thing
  6. message: mess - age
  7. difficulty: di - ffi - cul - ty
  8. mayor: ma - yor
  9. captain: cap - tain
  10. elected: e - lec - ted
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