Syllables

Topic: Syllables (Syllabication Rules)
What is a syllable?
A syllable is a part of a word that contains sounds
(phonemes) of a word.
It usually has a vowel in it.
A syllable is also called a 'beat' because when  teaching
children to identify syllables  it is usually by clapping to
the 'beats' in words.
Syllables help us to  read better.

Here are the rules for breaking words into syllables
1. Do not attempt to divide a one-syllable word into syllables.
Example: Girl, Wall, Sell, Just
2. Do not separate consonant digraphs and blends into syllables.
(A digraph is two letters that make one sound.
Example: ch, er, au, th, ew, ph )
Example: think/ing, church/es
3. When two or more consonants occur between two
vowels in a word, the syllable is usually divided between the
consonants.
Example: Lit/tle, pret/ty, prin/cess

To learn more about syllable watch the video below

Activity
Break the following words up into syllables and state which
 syllabication rule applies to word by writing the number.
1. Hundred  _________________________   Rule _________
2. Hello _________________________   Rule _________
3. Girl _________________________   Rule _________
4. Mother _________________________   Rule _________
5. Father _________________________   Rule _________
6. Void _________________________   Rule _________
7. Language _________________________   Rule _________
8. Walking  _________________________   Rule _________
9. Shallow  _________________________   Rule _________
10. Hospital  _________________________   Rule _________