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    Syllabication is the process of breaking words into smaller syllables to make them easier to pronounce and spell. It is a valuable skill that is best learned through a systematic approach with practice. Once mastered, syllabication becomes automatic. The steps in this document carefully guide the reader to divide words into syllables by underlining vowels, dividing consonant blends and combination sounds, and including prefixes and suffixes. Practice with nonsense words and example words is used to help readers learn and apply the skill of syllabication.

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    Syllabication is the process of breaking words into smaller syllables to make them easier to pronounce and spell. It is a valuable skill that is best learned through a systematic approach with practice. Once mastered, syllabication becomes automatic. The steps in this document carefully guide the reader to divide words into syllables by underlining vowels, dividing consonant blends and combination sounds, and including prefixes and suffixes. Practice with nonsense words and example words is used to help readers learn and apply the skill of syllabication.

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    SYLLABICATION

    Syllabication is the act of breaking big words up into smaller parts so they
    can be pronounced and spelled more easily. This skill is a very valuable
    tool which can be learned thoroughly as well as quickly when it’s
    approached in an organized, systematic manner.

    After you have had some practice, syllabication will become automatic for
    you. You will be able to do it without thinking of the individual steps. Until it
    has been mastered, however, it is best to follow the steps given here in the
    order they are presented. You will see that the steps shown in this packet
    may vary from what is found in the dictionary. No the dictionary is not
    wrong. It’s just that this method will more easily help you with your
    pronunciation of vocabulary and spelling.

    The steps in this packet have been carefully thought out so you can learn
    how to divide words easily AND FAST!

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    Now you are ready, to practice syllabication. You will enjoy it, for you now
    have the ability to unlock words you have never heard of before. “Attack”
    each word you divide as follows:

    1. Underline each vowel and cross off final e.


    ( The vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and y.)

    2. Continue the lines to the consonants or blends to the left, and


    divide upward in one stroke. (Over and up!)

    3. Remember to treat consonant blends and combination sounds


    as one letter. For your convenience, the blends and
    combination sounds are listed below.

    4. Include the consonant before an le with the le, i.e. ble, cle,dle.

    5. If a syllable has only one letter, be sure that letter is a vowel.

    6. Remember that any vowel followed by r is a combination


    sound.

    Consonant Blends Combination Sounds


    bl sc pr spl sh th wh ch qu

    cl sk fr scl ee ea ay ai oa

    gl sn br oi oy ou ow

    fl sp cr scr aw au oo ew ie

    pl st dr str or ur er ir ar

    sl sw gr spr alk igh ph gh ei


    sm tr tw ing ang ong ung eng

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    How many parts do you hear in the word children? ________ In the word
    baby? ______ In the following words? Divide the words into syllables.

    competitive inhabitants

    perpendicular tobogganing

    prevention domesticate

    feat turbulence

    indicative encyclopedia

    thimble anthropology

    A syllable is a vowel sound and any consonants that go with it to make up a


    word part. Remember that y is also a vowel. Read the words above again.
    Then answer the following questions.

    1. Does each syllable have a vowel? __________


    2. Are silent e’s separate syllables? __________
    3. Are any words divided between consonant blends? __________
    4. Are any words divided between combination sounds? __________
    5. Are words divided between double letters and double consonants?
    __________
    6. Are prefixes sand suffixes separate syllables? __________

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    Divide the following “nonsense words” into syllables.

    eppottation bincimprated repombition

    affudutative bulengluous bejeaning

    malaproshic crovuvbiation baumpor

    lovgimant gathventable sehavent

    detrontanivate croventile jarmible

    Stop and have an instructor correct and discuss your work.

    Divide the following “words” into syllables.

    accommodations

    accumulative

    catastrophic

    cognizant

    decontaminate

    ambiguous

    pronunciation

    remuneration

    superfluous
    Stop and have an instructor correct and discuss your work.

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    Divide the following words into syllables.

    1. allergic 19. intermediate

    2. alternative 20. intertwining

    3. athletically 21. inversion

    4. combatant 22. irradiated

    5. concentrated 23. lamentable

    6. consummate 24. manufacturers

    7. contentious 25. mathematics

    8. diminutive 26. particle

    9. discretion 27. periodically

    10. dispersion 28. perspiration

    11. disproportionately 29. precedence

    12. demonstrative 30. preferable

    13. diversionary 31. progressive

    14. equilateral 32. projectile

    15. facilitated 33. recognition

    16. fundamentally 34. revealing

    17. heterogeneous 35. saunter

    18. illuminated 36. vehement

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