The following rules will show the general usage in this country:
1. All common English prefixes and suffixes are kept undivided, even
if the pronunciation would seem to require division. Thus, _tion,_ and
similar endings, _ble, cions,_ etc., are never divided. The termination
_ed_ may be carried over to the next line even when it is not
pronounced, as in _scorn-ed,_ but this is objectionable and should be
avoided when possible. When a Latin or other foreign prefix appears in
English as an essential part of the root of the word, and the
pronunciation requires a different division from that which would
separate the original parts, the word is divided as pronounced, as
_pref'ace_ (because we pronounce the _e_ short), _prog'-ress,_ etc.
(The English divide thus: _pre-face, pro-gress_.)
2. Otherwise, words are divided as pronounced, and the exact division
may be found in the dictionary. When a vowel is followed by a single
consonant and is short, the consonant stands with the syllable which
precedes it, especially if accented. Examples: _gram-mat'-ic-al,
math-e-mat'-ics_. (The people of Great Britain write these words
_gram-ma-ti-cal, ma-the-ma-ti -c{s} a l,_ etc.
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