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19 Cards in this Set
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When "-ed" come at the end of a word, it forms a syllable only when preceded by "d" or "t".
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start - ed
fund - ed |
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Every Syllable has one vowel sound
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Hi
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When a word ends "le" preceded by a consonant, the word is divided before that consonant.
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pur - ple
fum - ble mid - dle |
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The number of vowel sounds in a word equals the number of Syllables
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Home = 1
sub - ject = 2 pub - lish - ing = 3 |
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A compound word is divided between the two words that make the compound word
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in - side
foot - ball tooth - brush |
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The suffixes "able" and "ible" form their own syllable.
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Print - able
con - vert - able |
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When a word or syllable ends in "al" or "el", these letters usually form the last syllable
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lev - el
us - u - al |
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When "be", "de", "ex", and "re" are at the beginning of a word, the make a syllable of their own.
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be - came
de - fend ex - hale re - main |
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When a vowel is sounded alone in a word, it forms a syllable itself.
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grad - u - ate
a - pron u - nit |
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A word that has a suffix is divided between the root word and the suffix.
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kind - ness
thank - ful stuff - ing |
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When two or more consonants come between two vowels in a word, it us usually divided between the first two consonants.
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sis - ter
buf - fer hun - gry |
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When a word has a "ck" or "x" in it, the word is usually divided after the "ck" or "x"
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nick - el
Tax - i |
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When a single consonant comes between tow vowels in a word, it is usually divided before the consonant if the vowel is long.
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ba - sin
fe - ver ma - jor |
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When a single consonant comes between tow vowels in a word, itis usually divided after the consonant if the vowel is short
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lev - er
cab - in hab - it |
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Consonant blends and digraphs are never seperated
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rest - ing
bush - el reach - ing |
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A one syllable word is never divided
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stop
feet bell |
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A word that has a prefix is divided between the root word and the prefix.
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dis - count
mis - fit un - tie |
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When "ture" and "tion" are at the end of a word, they make their own syllable.
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lo - tion
post -ture |
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When tow vowels come together in a word and are sounded seperately, divide the word between the two vowels.
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ra - di - o
di - et i - de - a |
