SYLLABLES

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SYLLABLES
or
chunks of sound
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Remember

• Every syllable has one vowel sound.
• A syllable may or may not contain any consonants.
• All words have at least one syllable.
• Sometimes the rules do not work, but most of the
  time they do.

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RULE 1
The number of vowel sounds in a word equals the
number of syllables. Every syllable has to have
a vowel sound.
can win-dow mag-net-ic
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RULE 2
When two consonants come between two vowels, the
word is usually split between the consonants.
but-ter hap-py cam-pus sel-dom
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RULE 3
A compound word is divided between the two words
that make the compound word.
for-get snow-man
rain-coat
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RULE 4
Consonant blends and digraphs are never separated.
mush-y rock-et
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Click on the word that has been divided correctly
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pan-cake
panc-ake
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CORRECT
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TRY AGAIN
Remember
A compound word is divided between the words that
make the compound word.
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bus-hel
bush-el
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Try Again
Remember
Consonant blends and digraphs are never separated.
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CORRECT
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treat
tr-eat
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Try Again
Remember
The number of vowel sounds in a word equals the
number of syllables. Every syllable has to have
a vowel sound.
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Correct
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penc-ils
pen-cils
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Try Again
REMEMBER
When two consonants come between two vowels, the
word is usually split between the consonants
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CORRECT
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sea-weed
seaweed
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sea-weed
seaweed
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Try Again
REMEMBER
A compound word is divided between the words that
make the compound word.
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CORRECT
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