Reading Final: Syllables

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syllabication

Back 1

dividing words into syllables.

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There are___ kinds of syllables that can be combined to form longer words

Back 2

6

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To divide words:

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1st find and dot/highlight/underline all single vowel sounds and vowel teams in the word. Cross out silent e’s.
2nd look at the consonants between the vowels. For two consonants, divide between them. For three consonants, keep blends and digraphs together.
3rd scoop each syllable with the point going between the middle consonants to divide the syllables.

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Rule #1 The VC/CV Rule:

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When 2 or more consonants are surrounded by 2 vowels, divide between the
consonants, keeping blends and digraphs together. The first vowel is
always short, because it is in a closed syllable.

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The VC/CV Rule:
When 2 or more consonants are surrounded by 2 vowels, divide between the
consonants, keeping ___________________ and _______________________ together. The first vowel is
always _______________________, because it is in a ______________________________ syllable.

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blends
digraphs
short
closed

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Rabbit Words

Back 6

Rule #1 VC/CV Rule

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Pony or Tiger Words

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Rule #2 V/CV Rule

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Rule #2 V/CV Rule

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When 1 consonant is surrounded by 2 vowels, the most common division is before the middle consonant. The first vowel is always long,
because it is in an open syllable.

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The V/CV Rule
When 1 consonant is surrounded by 2 vowels, the most common division is
_____________________ the middle consonant. The first vowel is always ____________________,
because it is in an ___________________________ syllable.

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before
long
open

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Camel Words

Back 10

Rule #3 The VC/V Rule

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Rule #3 The VC/V Rule:

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When 1 consonant is surrounded by 2 vowels, the second most common choice
is to divide after the consonant. The first vowel will be short,
because it is in a closed syllable.

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The VC/V Rule:
When 1 consonant is surrounded by 2 vowels, the second most common choice
is to divide ______________________ the consonant. The first vowel will be _____________________,
because it is in a __________________________________ syllable.

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after
short
closed

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Eagle Words

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Rule #4 The Consonant -le Division Rule

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Rule #4 The Consonant -le Division Rule:

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When a word ends in a consonant-le, count back 3
from the end of the word and divide. “Consonant – le, Count back 3.”

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The Consonant -le Division Rule:
When a word ends in a consonant-le, count back _______
from the ________________ of the word and divide. “Consonant – le, Count back 3.”

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3
end

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Lion Words

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Rule #5 The V/V Rule

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Rule #5 The V/V Rule:

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If 2 adjacent vowels do not form a vowel team, divide between the
2 vowels. The first vowel will be long because it is in an open syllable.

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The V/V Rule:
If 2 adjacent vowels do not form a vowel team, divide __________________ the
2 vowels. The first vowel will be __________________ because it is in an _________________ syllable.

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between
long
open

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What is a syllable?

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It is a word or a part of a word with a vowel sound. (Know your hand motions! Feel chin drop, air puff with each syll.)

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A syllable is a ____________ or a _____________________________ with a
_______________________ sound.

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word
part of a word
vowel

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Closed syllable

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short vowel sound, 1 vowel, all end in consonants

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Closed syllable patterns

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vc, vcc, vccc, cvc, cvcc, cvccc, ccvc, ccvcc, ccvccc, cccvc, cccvcc, cccvccc

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Open Syllables

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ends in a single long vowel

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Open syllable patterns

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v, cv, ccv, cccv

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open syllables can also make the __________sound in an _____________ syllable.

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schwa
unaccented

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Silent E Syllable

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The silent e makes the vowel in front of it long.

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Silent E's jobs

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1. make a vowel in front of it long: hate
2. words cannot end in v: love
3. make g & c soft: cage, race
4. to add a vowel to a syllable: bagle
5. to keep words from looking like plurals: please
6. no job, old spelling words: are, gone, done

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R controlled

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vowel is followed by an r. r cannot be followed by another vowel or second r.

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Consonant le

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Consonant le count back 3.

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Vowel Team

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has two vowels together to make one sound. Either dipthong or digraph.

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The 8 ways to make the long /a/ sound:

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“Lady Jane sailed in the bay with eight reindeer that obey.”

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The 8 ways to make the long /e/ sound:

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“He can see the sea with baby Pete. The chief will receive the key.”

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The 6 ways to make the long /i/ sound

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“Ida likes it high in the sky with pie on her typewriter.”

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The 7 ways to make the long /o/ sound:

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“The robot woke with a toad on his pillow and four of his toes stuck in dough.”

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The 5 ways to make the long u = /yoo/ sound:

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“Cupid is a cute statue. A few are in Europe.”

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The 8 ways to make the long u = /oo/ sound:

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“Fooling the new student is rude. You got a blue bruise in that maneuver.”

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When to teach different kinds of syllables:
grade 1.

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Teach closed, open, silent-e, 1 syllable r-controlled, and regular double vowel syllables

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When to teach different kinds of syllables:
grades 2.

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Teach 1 and 2 syllable closed, open, silent-e, regular and variable double vowel, r-controlled, and consonant-le (-cle) syllables (all 6 types)

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Closed

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(VC)
A closed syllable has a short vowel
followed by at least one final consonant.

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Silent e

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(VCe)
In the vowel-consonant-e syllable,
the silent e makes the vowel in front of it long.
There can be only 1 consonant between
the vowel and the final consonant

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Open

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(V)
An open syllable ends with a vowel
that is usually long.

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r-Controlled

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(Vr)
An r-controlled syllable has a vowel
followed by an r. The vowel + r will be
followed by nothing or a consonant.

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Consonant-le

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(-cle)
The consonant-le comes at the end of the
word and has no vowel sound. The e is silent.
“Consonant-le, count back three.”

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Vowel Team

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(VV)
A vowel team syllable has 2 vowels
together that make 1 sound. It can be
a vowel digraph or a vowel diphthong.