Syllables

What are syllables?

Syllables are word parts

There are two kinds of syllables

Closed syllables end in a consonantEggap-ple

Open syllables end in a vowel or a lonely vowelmeo-pene-qual

What is a Vowel?

A vowel is a letter that is not a consonant

Vowels areAEIOU

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…

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Between double consonants…

com

monbo

rrow

office

After a long vowel

remindbo

rrow

office

Compound words divide between the two words

home

sickunde

rstand

anything

Short vowel sounds need a consonant after them. Split after the consonant

man

agedamage

metal

Short vowel sounds need a consonant after them. If there’s a consonant cluster, both consonants count

otherdamage

office

Words with prefixes, separate the prefix from the word

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