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/cessTo 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 _________