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Worksheet - Syllable Breaking Rules

The document discusses rules for breaking words into syllables: 1. Identify vowel sounds in a word to determine the number of syllables, then draw a line between each syllable. 2. Closed syllables are divided between consonants, while open syllables are divided after the first vowel or following consonant. 3. Exceptions include silent e patterns which don't count the e as a vowel, and r-affected vowels which are always kept together with the r in a syllable.

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Worksheet - Syllable Breaking Rules

The document discusses rules for breaking words into syllables: 1. Identify vowel sounds in a word to determine the number of syllables, then draw a line between each syllable. 2. Closed syllables are divided between consonants, while open syllables are divided after the first vowel or following consonant. 3. Exceptions include silent e patterns which don't count the e as a vowel, and r-affected vowels which are always kept together with the r in a syllable.

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Syllable breaking rules

Syllable breaking rules


Teaching suggestions

To identify syllables, a simple rule is to tick each


vowel sound in the word. This tells the number
of syllables.
Then draw a line between each syllable. A useful
rule is that if two consonants come after the
vowel, draw a line between the consonants.
Then decode the word syllable by syllable.
HINT: Allow pupils to do the break up for
themselves. They can check the vowels and split
between each syllable.
Syllable rules 1-2
Rule: 1. Closed syllable divide between the consonants
Rule 2: Open syllable divide after the first vowel if that does not work,
divide after the consonant that follows the vowel

Closed syllable Open syllable


VC/CV e.g., V/CV e.g.,
rabbit robot
cactus open
magnet basic
cotton hotel
sudden pilot
tennis tulip
mussel begin
insect bacon
rubbish taken
cactus human
attic broken
combat potato
velvet ipod
happen protect
kitchen
control But
collect camel
cabin
Syllable rules 3-4
Rule 3 silent e vowel pattern do not count the e as a vowel sound
- count only the other vowel sounds
Rule 4 r-affected vowel always keep the vowel and r together divide
after the ar, er, ur, ir, or

Silent e pattern r-affected vowel


e.g., pattern
awake
escape e.g.,
became surfer
arrive carpet
Chinese corner
extreme turnip
compute artist
dictate farmer
decorate corner
compete carton
upside orbit
invite interesting
decrease Saturday
marinate hamburger
contaminate decorate
telephone cartridge
dynamite orthodontist
practice
police
Syllable rules 5-6
Rule 1 vowel teams keep the teams together count the vowel team
as one sound
Rule 2 LE pattern keep the LE together count as one vowel sound

Vowel teams pattern -LE pattern


e.g., e.g.,
weekend bubble
ointment uncle
cleaner cattle
painting ripple
voucher paddle
mountain little
cheaper apple
groaning rattle
thousand bottle
scooter horrible
curly cable
trailer sparkle
toothpick cattle
trousers table
mouthful gobble
wooden jingle-jangle

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