Syllable Division Rules

Rabbit VC/CV Camel VC/V Turtle C+le

Tiger V/CV Lion V/V

1. Locate the vowels in the word. Mark "V" under each vowel. timid
v v

2. Under the marks, draw a bridge (line) to connect the vowels. timid
v v

3. Label the consonants in between the vowels. Write "C" under

timid
each consonant on the bridge (line). v cv

VC/CV
4. Using the animal patterns, identify the pattern and draw a line timid V/CV
VC/V
to separate the syllables. vcv V/V
C+LE

timid
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5. Mark the vowels based on the syllable type.
vcv

6. Read each syllable, and then blend the syllables together to read
timid
the entire word.