How Many Syllables
How many syllables 2
Breakdown Syllables (1)
Breakdown Syllables (2)
Vowel Digraphs and Diphthongs
300

pizza

2


300

fossil

2

300

forget

for/get

300

silent

si/lent

300

What is a Diphthong?

2 vowels or letters within a word that combine to make a new sound; often similar to vowel sounds

500

cauliflower

4
500
zebra

2

500

member

mem/ber

500
student

stu/dent

500

A word that shares the same vowel digraph as: loaf

bloat boast cloak coach coast croak

float gloat groan roach roast shoal

throat toast coat boat


600

pineapple


3

600

vegetable

4

600
pencil

pen/cil

600

open

o/pen

600

A word that shares the same diphthong as: loyal

ahoy annoy boy coy decoy destroy

employ enjoy joy ploy royal soy

toy

800

float

1

800

bean

1

800

*DAILY DOUBLE*

dinosaur

di/no/saur

800

menu

men/u

800

How do you properly pronounce this word? shawl


sh->all

1000

porcupine

3


1000

elephant

3

1000
insect

in/sect

1000

television 

tel/e/vi/sion

1000

The word noisy has 2 syllables: vowel team (noi) + open (sy). What is another word that follows this same pattern? (vowel team + open syllable)

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