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TipsforDividingaWordintoSyllables

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TherearefivetypesofsyllablesinEnglish:

1.OpenSyllablesincludeasinglelettervowelwhichoccursattheendofthesyllable.Thissyllablepatternfollowsthespellingrules:AEO
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Uusuallysaytheirnamesattheendofthesyllalble,andIandYmaysaytheirlongorshortsoundattheendofthesyllable.Forexample:
me,cry,table,protect.
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2.ClosedSyllablesAclosedsyllableincludesasinglelettervowelbutthesyllableendsinaconsonant.Inthiscasethesinglelettervowel
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saysitsshortsound.Forexample:duck,patch,happen,dinner
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3.MultiLetterVowelSyllablesMultilettervowelsaretwoormorelettersworkingtogethertoformasinglevowelphonogram.(igh,ea,ui, ESLandEFL(2)
oa,etc.)Forexample:night,read,fruit,boat.
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4.Consonant+leSyllables(orConsonant+re)ThesewordshaveafinalsyllablewithasilentfinalE.Theyfollowthespellingrule:
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Everysyllablemusthaveawrittenvowel.Forexample:title,puzzle,uncle,dribble,acre,massacre.
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5.Vowel+RSyllablesTheconsonantRoftendistortsthevowelsoundofthepreceedingvowel.Thesesyallablesincludethe
phonograms:ar,er,ir,or,ur,ear,wor.Forexample:car,her,bird,born,surface,early,word.

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Hereareafewtipstodivideawordintosyllables:

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1.DivideoffanycompoundwordsForexample:bookend,carpool,classroom.

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2.DividetheprefixesandsuffixesfromthebasewordForexample:remove,jumper,priceless,unsharpen.

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3.UnderlinethevowelsinthebasewordRemember,syllablesareformedbythevowels.Everysyllablehasoneandonlyonevowel
sound.Thoughmanyvowelsarewrittenwithtwoormoreletters:Forexample:igh,au,ough,ay.

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4.Examinethebasewordfor:

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AsilentfinalEneededforthesyllableCountbacktwoconsonantsfromthesilentfinalEanddividethesyllable.Forexample:ti
tle,little,puzzle,acre.

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TwovowelsoneithersideofadoubleconsonantDividethesyllablebetweentheconsonants.Forexample:dinner,happy,
rubber,butter,approach.

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TwovowelsoneithersideoftwosingleletterconsonantsUsuallydividethesyllablebetweentheconsonantsForexample:
under,basket,temper,

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AsingleconsonantinthemiddleofthewordUsuallydividethesyllablebeforetheconsonant.Thesewordsfollowthespelling
rules:AEOUusuallysaytheirnamesattheendofthesyllableandIandYmaysayeithertheirlongorshortsoundsattheendofa
syllable.Forexample:open,rotate,baby,meter.

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