Words/nonsense
Blending
Syllable Division
Rules
Cummulative
100

Read the word: smash

Smash

100

What are the blends in this word? 

TRESPASS

What is TR?
100

Word: Shipment

How many syllables?

Where would you divide the word? 

What is 2 syllables. 

What is ship/ment

100

What rule does this word follow: Hedge

"dge" occurs after one syllable word and short vowel.

100

Word: casket

How many syllables?

Vowel type? 

Syllable type?

Type of word?

2 syllables

short vowel a, short e

Closed syllable

VCCV

200

Read the word: Junk

Junk

200

What is/are the blends in the word: 

Chaplain

What is "there are no blends" because "ch" is a diagraph.

200

Word: BELFRY

How many syllables?

Where would you divide the word? 

2 syllables

BEL/FRY

200

What rule does this sentence follow: Buzz off Miss Pill. 

FLZS Rule

200

Word: Talk

How many syllables?

Vowel type? 

Syllable type?

Rule? 

1 syllables

short vowel a

Closed syllable

a before l

300

Read the word: bass

What is: bass

300

What is/are the blends in the word: FRENZY

What is FR?

300

Word: Pickle

How many syllables?

Where would you divide the word? 

2 syllables

pick/le

300
What rule does this word follow? dogs

s = z, plural = more than one. 

300

Word: Boss

How many syllables?

Vowel type? 

Syllable type?

Rule? 

1 syllable

short vowel o

Closed

FLoSS

400

Read the word: Plastic

What is :Plastic

400

What is/are the blend in the word: PREGNANT

What are PR and NT?

400

Word: KETCHUP

How many syllables?

Where would you divide the word? 

2 syllables

KET/CHUP

400

What rule does this word follow? NOSE

s=z between two vowels

400

Word: Squirrel

How many syllables?

Vowel type? 

Syllable type?

What is the blend?

2 syllables

vowel r and short e

closed; closed

squ

500

Read the word: trumpet

Trumpet

500

What is/are blend(s) for the word: STEEPLE

What are ST and LE?

500

Word: HOPSCOTCH

How many syllables?

Where would you divide the word? 

2 syllables

HOP/SCOTCH

500

What rule does these words follow? Hatch

tch after a short vowel

500

Word: Hatchback

How many syllables?

Vowel type? 

Syllable type?

Rule? 

2 syllables

short vowel a, short vowel a

closed, closed

tch comes after short vowel; ck at the end of a word