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Words are made up of syllables

Can you read this word correctly?

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Very few people could probably read, write or say this correctly straight away. It gets easier if you use a little trick and break the long word into parts: Do-nau-dampf-schiff-fahrts-damp-fer-ka-pi-täns-an-wär-ter. Words consist of one or more syllables. You can split any word with more than one syllable into syllables. You can practise with the following texts: