Syllables. What are syllables? Syllables are word parts.

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Syllables

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What are syllables?

Syllables are word parts

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There are two kinds of syllables

Closed syllables end in a consonantEggap-ple

Open syllables end in a vowel or a lonely vowelmeo-pene-qual

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What is a Vowel?

A vowel is a letter that is not a consonant

Vowels areAEIOU

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What is a consonant?

A consonant is a letter that is not a vowel

Consonants are:

b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z.

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How to divide syllables (rule 1)

If there is a short vowel sound, it should be a closed syllable

Closed syllables end in consonants

Divide the word after the consonant following a short vowel sound

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How to divide syllables (rule 2)

If there is a long vowel sound, it should be an open syllable

Open syllables end in vowels, or are made of lonely vowels

Divide the word after the long vowel sound

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Between two consonants…

insectpicturecapture

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Between double consonants…

com

monbo

rrow

office

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After a long vowel

remindbo

rrow

office

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Compound words divide between the two words

home

sickunde

rstand

anything

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Short vowel sounds need a consonant after them. Split after the consonant

man

agedamage

metal

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Short vowel sounds need a consonant after them. If there’s a consonant cluster, both consonants count

otherdamage

office

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Words with prefixes, separate the prefix from the word

preteenpostwarovercome