Syllables. What are syllables? Syllables are word parts.
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Syllables
What are syllables?
Syllables are word parts
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
What is a Vowel?
A vowel is a letter that is not a consonant
Vowels areAEIOU
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.
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
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
Between two consonants…
insectpicturecapture
Between double consonants…
com
monbo
rrow
office
After a long vowel
remindbo
rrow
office
Compound words divide between the two words
home
sickunde
rstand
anything
Short vowel sounds need a consonant after them. Split after the consonant
man
agedamage
metal
Short vowel sounds need a consonant after them. If there’s a consonant cluster, both consonants count
otherdamage
office
Words with prefixes, separate the prefix from the word
preteenpostwarovercome