As mentioned, the most essential element of a syllable is the vowel or so-called the nucleus of the syllable. The vowel can be flanked by one or more consonant sounds preceding(onset or following(coda) the vowel sounds. For instance, the syllable structure of the word"top' can be analyzed as CVC, with one onset consonant and one coda consonant.
For instance, the syllable structure of the word"top can be analyzed as CVC, with one onset consonant and one coda consonant.