7. Each word contains as many syllables as it has vowels and diphthongs.
The division of syllables within a word is as follows:
a. A single consonant goes with the following vowel, as "pa-no",
"be-la", "a-e-ro".
b. A consonant followed by "l" or "r" (which are liquids) goes with the
"l" or "r", as in "ta-blo", "a-kra", "a-gra-bla".
c. Otherwise, the syllable division is made before the last consonant of
the group, as "sus-pek-ti", "sank-ta", "deks-tra".
d. Prefixes are separated from the words to which they are attached,
as "dis-meti", "mal-akra", and compound words are divided into their
component parts, as "cxef-urbo", "sun-ombrelo".