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Syllables. What are syllables?. Syllables are word parts. There are two kinds of syllables. Closed syllables end in a consonant Egg ap-ple Open syllables end in a vowel or a lonely vowel me o-pen e-qual. What is a Vowel?. A vowel is a letter that is not a consonant Vowels are A E I
E N D
What are syllables? Syllables are word parts
There are two kinds of syllables • Closed syllables end in a consonant • Egg • ap-ple • Open syllables end in a vowel or a lonely vowel • me • o-pen • e-qual
What is a Vowel? • A vowel is a letter that is not a consonant • Vowels are • A • E • I • O • U
What is a consonant? • A consonant is a letter that is not a vowel • Consonants are: • b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z.
How to divide syllables (rule 1) • If there is a short vowel sound, it should be a closed syllable • Closed syllables end in consonants • Divide the word after the consonant following a short vowel sound
How to divide syllables (rule 2) • If there is a long vowel sound, it should be an open syllable • Open syllables end in vowels, or are made of lonely vowels • Divide the word after the long vowel sound
Between two consonants… sect in ture pic ture cap
Between double consonants… mon com row bor fice of
After a long vowel mind re row bor fice of
Compound words divide between the two words sick home stand under thing any
Short vowel sounds need a consonant after them. Split after the consonant age man age dam al met
Short vowel sounds need a consonant after them. If there’s a consonant cluster, both consonants count er oth age dam fice of
Words with prefixes, separate the prefix from the word teen pre war post come over