![]() ![]() If students are working on their own, they can write a tricky word on a sticky note, divide it up, read it, and then continue reading. If I’m working one-on-one with a student and he/she comes to a tricky word, we can write it on a small whiteboard and then break it up. So, as a bridge between this activity and reading, we use whiteboards or sticky notes to divide up tricky words they encounter in texts. The ultimate goal of this exercise is to get students to break up multisyllabic words as they read. Once they’ve copied the word, then we go through Steps 1-5 listed above, and students can cut the word in half. I don’t read the word to them, because the purpose of the division exercise is to get them to break up the word and read it. Students can copy a word I write on the board (or I prepare the word strips for them ahead of time). When we’re learning about syllable division and syllable types, we use strips of paper. You can also have students code the syllable types after Step #3 (closed, open, VCE, vowel team, r-controlled, or CLE-read more about the syllable types HERE!) (Students may have to attempt to read the word to choose between V/CV and VC/V.) Determine which syllable division rule (VC/CV, V/CV, VC/V, or V/V) applies.Underline the consonants BETWEEN the vowels (don’t worry about the other consonants). ![]() (Scroll back up through the photos in this post and have a closer look at what I did, if that helps.) Okay, so….that’s not too bad, right? Once you understand the four syllable division patterns, then you can teach them to your students!Īs you probably noticed from the photos in this post, I have my students circle and label the vowels with red, underline and label the consonants with blue, and then cut or draw a line to divide the words. Tips for Teaching Syllable Division Rules to Students Therefore, it’s a one-syllable word, and the o and the a work together to make a single sound. There is only one vowel sound, the long o. However, in a word like “coat,” we do NOT divide between the o and the a. The two consonants in the middle, n and s, get divided up. In the word “sunset,” the vowel sounds are the short u and the short e. If you have two consonant sounds between two vowel sounds, divide the word between the consonant sounds. The syllable division patterns are as follows (V = vowel C = consonant): VC/CV There are only 6 syllable types, and there are even fewer syllable division patterns! It only has two syllables because the vowel sounds we hear are the short u and the long a, 2 total vowel sounds.) Syllable Division Patterns The word “cupcake,” for example, technically has 3 vowels. (Notice that I’m saying vowel sounds, not actual vowels. If a word has 3 vowel sounds, for example, then it has 3 syllables. You may already know that 1 vowel sound = 1 syllable. If you’d like a free PDF that has many different terms and rules in one place, grab this freebie!) Finding the Number of Syllables in a WordĪn important first step in dividing up a word into its syllables is knowing how many syllables the word has. (And yes – there are a lot of terms and rules to remember when you’re teaching phonics. My 6 syllable types post can be found HERE! If you haven’t read my post that goes in-depth on these syllable types, you may want to read that first, and then come back to this post.
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