Syllable Division Patterns
Double Consonants + y
Drop final e, add -ing
Consonant Doubling
Contractions and Abbreviations
100

How would we chop out the spelling word: lesson

le-sson

les-son

less-on

les-son

100

What word is the opposite of cloudy?

Spell it. 

sunny

100

spell this word using the correct spelling and ending. "bake"

baking

100
Past tense of the word: drop

dropped

100

Abbreviation for Doctor

Dr.

200

Which word has the first syllable that rhymes with “go”? 


to-tal

total

200

What word is the opposite of ugly?

Spell it. 

pretty

200

spell this word using the correct spelling and ending. "come"

coming

200

Past tense of the word: stop

Stopped

200

Contraction for "we have"

we've

300

Find the word that has a closed first syllable: 

comet

shutter

total

Shut-ter

Shutter

300

What word is the opposite of confident?

Spell it. 

worry

300

spell this word using the correct spelling and ending. "have"

having

300
The word "run" in its present tense. 

running

300

Contraction for "must have"

must've

400

One of these is divided incorrectly. Which one? 

  • co-mett
  • shut-ter
  • to-tal
co-mett
400

Another word for silly.

Spell it. 

funny
400

spell this word using the correct spelling and ending. "leave"

leaving

400

The present tense of "swim"

swimming

400

Contraction for "I will"

I'll

500

What is wrong with this division: pl-at-ter?

It has too many splits—platter only has 2 syllables: plat-ter

500

A small young dog is called a ____.

Spell it. 

What is the spelling rule?

puppy

500

spell this word using the correct spelling and ending. "change"

changing

500

What is the double consonant rule we learned? Why do we double the consonant?

short vowel sound so we add the double consonant and -ing or -ed. 

500

Abbreviation for Avenue

Ave.

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