The closed-syllable word that is correctly divided into syllables is bar-rel.
In a closed syllable, a vowel is followed by one or more consonants, causing the vowel to have a short sound. "Bar-rel" demonstrates this rule, as the first syllable "bar" ends with a consonant (r), making it closed.
The other options are not standard divisions of syllables for those words:
- "pu-nish" should be divided as "pun-ish."
- "ha-mmock" should be divided as "ham-mock."
- "ca-mel" is correct but does not illustrate the closed-syllable rule since it is an open syllable.
So the best choice is bar-rel.