Syllabication Rules
If a word has the pattern VCCV, where do you split it into syllables?
VC/CV
What type of vowel sound do you hear in a closed syllable?
short
Identify the closed syllable in this word:
speculate
spec
Where do you see a prefix in a word?
Write all the ways to spell long a.
ai, ay, a, a-e, ea
If a word has the pattern VCV, where do you split the syllables?
V/CV or VC/V
(either answer is correct)
What type of vowel sound do you hear in an open syllable?
long
Name the open syllable in this word:
component
po
Where do you see a suffix in a word?
Write all the ways to spell long e.
e, e-e, y, ee, ey, ea
What is the name for a pair of consonants that make 1 sound that you would never split when syllabicating?
digraph
List the r-controlled vowels and say their sounds.
er, ir, ur, ar, or
Identify the open syllable exception/schwa sound in this word:
excavate
ca
unavailable
un
able
Write all the ways to spell long o.
o, o-e, oe, ow, oa
How many vowel sounds are allowed in each syllable?
one
Which syllable types have silent letters?
cle (aka final stable) and silent e (aka v-e)
This word has a silent e syllable. True or False?
represent
False
Add a prefix to this word to make another real word:
count
Multiple answers:
discount, recount, undercount, miscount
Write all the ways to spell long i.
i, i-e, y
If a word has the pattern VCV, which way should you try first when splitting the syllables?
V/CV
What is the name of the syllable that has two vowels next to each making one sound?
Vowel team or double vowel
Add a final stable syllable to this word to make a new word that uses the same base word:
define
definition
Add a prefix and a suffix to this base word to make a real word.
agree
Multiple answers:
disagreement, disagreeable, disagreeing
disagrees, disagreed
Write at least 6 of the 8 ways to spell both sounds of long u.
u, u-e, ue, oo, ou, eu, ew, ui