(_b_) _t_, _s_, _z_, _c_, _sc_, _g_, and _d_, when followed by _i_
or _e_ giving the sound of _sh_; _ra-tion-al_, _o-cean_, _re-gion_,
_as-cen-sion_.

(_c_) _d_, _s_, _t_, and _z_ when followed by _u_ giving the sound
of _ch_, _sh_, _zh_, or _j_, _cen-sure_, _sei-zure_, _na-ture_,
_ver-dure_.

Do not begin a syllable with

(_a_) _x_ with the sound of _ks_ or _gs_, _anx-ious_, _ex-act-ly_.

(_b_) _r_ preceded by _a_ or _e_; _par-ent_, _av-er-age_, but by
exception, _pa-rent-al_.

(_c_) Single _l_, _n_, or _v_, followed by _i_ with the sound of
_y_ consonant; _fol-io_ (_fol-yo_), _gen-ius_ (_gen-yus_),
_sav-ior_ (_sav-yor_).

Prefixes and suffixes are generally separated, _yel-low-ish_, _eat-able_,
_pre-lude_. This last word is sometimes pronounced _prel-ude_ and this
pronunciation has some dictionary support, but it is objectionable.

A consonant or digraph between two sounded vowels usually joins the
following vowel, _rea-son_, _no-ti-fy_, _mo-ther_.

When two or three consonants capable of beginning a syllable come between
two sounded vowels they may all be joined to the following vowel.

(_a_) When the preceding vowel is long and accented; _en-a-bling_,