Spelling and Syllables
The spelling of the main word is given first in bold type. The word is also divided
into syllables. The word herbicide has three syllables: her-bi-cide. Spellings
of words based on this word are given at the end of the entry. This listing is especially
helpful when letters are dropped or added to create a new word. The
word herbicide changes form and spelling to become herbicidal, which has four
syllables, her-bi-cid-al, and herbicidally, which has five syllables, her-bi-cid-al-ly.