Break into Syllables
Octopus
oc-to-pus
butterfly
but-ter-fly
New York
New York
important
im-por-tant
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Pan-da
elephant
el-e-phant
New Jersey
New Jer-sey
anyway
an-y-way
remember
re-mem-ber
monopoly
mo-nop-o-ly (first syllable does not follow the rule)
countryside
coun-try-side
anybody
an-y-bod-y
flamingo
fla-min-go (first syllable does not follow the rule)
tomato
to-ma-to (first syllable does not follow the rule)
visible
vis-i-ble
independent
in-de-pen-dent
Florida
Flor-i-da
Nehemiah
Ne-hem-i-ah
operation
op-er-a-tion
altogether
al-to-geth-er