A syllable is the unit of pronunciation. It is a single, unbroken sound of a word, made up of a single vowel sound, either alone or with one or more consonant sounds.
In Filipino/Tagalog, a syllable is called a pantig.
In Pormasyon ng Pantig, we saw how we can combine vowels (patinig – P) and consonants (katinig – K) to form a single syllable (pantig). We saw how syllables in Filipino can have any of the following structures (kayarian): P, KP, PK, KPK, PKK, KKP, KKPK, KPKK, KKPKK, KKPKKK.
Now, in Pagbuo ng Salita Gamit ang Pantig, we will see how we combine syllables to form a word.
The worksheets that follow will be exercises in identifying the pantig used to form a Filipino word — showing how different pantig can be combined in many ways — as well as exercises in giving an example of a Filipino word beginning with a particular syllable and using that word in a sentence.
Our goals are:
Note on the Worksheets
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