2C Syllable Division: Candid Can/d

2C Syllable Division
1. Find the sounded vowels and mark them

with a dot.
2. Count the consonants between the vowels.
3. If there are two consonants, divide between

them. VC / CV
4. Read the first syllable.
5. Read the second syllable.
6. Blend the syllables together to read the

whole word.
1 2
candid … can/did … candid
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Closed Syllables
• end in at least one consonant after one vowel
• vowel is short
act flat cat / nap
less spell pret / zel
crisp kilt in / sist
gloss opt ob / long
dusk scrub un / plug
Consonant Digraphs
INITIAL DIGRAPHS FINAL DIGRAPHS
ch_ _ch
sh_ _sh
th_ _th
wh_ _ng
_ck
Consonant Blends
INITIAL BLENDS DIGRAPH BLENDS FINAL BLENDS
bl_ gl_ sm_ shr_ _ct _nk
br_ gr_ sn_ thr_ _ft _nt
cl_ pl_ sp_ _ld _pt
cr_ pr_ squ_ _lf _rd
dr_ sc_ sw_ _lp _rk
fl_ sk_ tr_ _lt _sk
fr_ sl_ tw_ _mp _sp
_nd _st
scr_ spr_
spl_ str_
FLSZ Rule
Immediately after a short vowel in a one-syllable
base word:
• final /f/ is spelled ff
• final /l/ is spelled ll
• final /s/ is spelled ss
• final /z/ is spelled zz
Ask three questions:
1. Is there only one syllable?
2. Is there a short vowel?
3. Is the end sound (immediately after the short
vowel) /f/, /l/, /s/, or /z/?
snif f tos yell

jazz s
Sight Words
• used all the time in reading and writing
• many cannot be sounded out
• better to learn as whole words
Reading and Spelling Sight Words

Read the word.
Decide what is irregular about it.
Spell the word aloud:
Say the word and spell the word while looking at

a model.
Then, say the word and spell it aloud again, this time
with eyes closed or looking away from the model.
u se does
beca pe
op
le
through
What is a Syllable?
Syllables can be heard.
A syllable is a word or part of a word

with one vowel sound.
Syllables can be written.
There are six written syllable types in English:

closed silent-e consonant-le
vowel pair open vowel-r
Suffixes
A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the
end of a base word to change its meaning or form.
trick + -s = tricks
The pup can do a trick.

The skilled dog can do many tricks.
bench + -es = benches

I sat on the picnic bench.

Ten picnic benches sat by the pond.
dash + -ing = dashing

I have to dash to get lunch.

I will be dashing to lunch at 12:30.
lift + -ed = lifted

I could not lift the box.

I lifted the box yesterday.
tch, ck, dge
Generalization
Immediately after a short vowel in a one-syllable
base word:
• final /ch/ is spelled tch
• final /k/ is spelled ck
• final /j/ is spelled dge
Ask three questions:

1. Is there only one syllable?
2. Is there a short vowel?
3. Is the end sound (immediately after the short
vowel) /ch/, /k/, or /j/?
roc ge
pitch k ed
The short vowels are silently defended by the
t in tch, the c in ck, and by the d in dge.
ANCHOR CHART
Doubling Rule
When a base word has one syllable,has
one vowel, and has one consonant at the
end, double the final consonant before
adding a vowel suffix.
CHECKPOINTS
❏ 1 syllable
base ❏ 1 vowel
word
❏ 1 consonant at the end
❏ vowel suffix
saddest g t ro
n tte
i d
m
im runner
sw
1. Find the vowels and mark them with a dot.
3. If there are three consonants, usually divide
after the first consonant: VC/CCV. Divide after
the second consonant if there is a consonant
digraph or blend in the first syllable: VCC/CV.
whole word.
1 23
hundred ... hun/dred ... hundred
1 2 3
pumpkin ... pump/kin ... pumpkin
Dropping Rule
When a base word ends in silent-e, drop
the e before adding a vowel suffix.
CHECKPOINTS
1.
base word ends in e
2.
vowel suffix
i ng
ad mir rider
slimy piled
Hard & Soft c/g
Hard Sounds Soft Sounds
c says /k/ c says /s/

Before e, i, and y
act abduct cent citrus
cat accost cite cymbal
claim cascade cyst distance
clip cupcake mice excel
coin escape peace stencil
crease occult slice unlace
g says /g/ g says /j/

Before e, i, and y
gap digress age challenge
glib gamble gent digest
gob struggle gist exchange
grip unplug gym gypsum
gut zigzag twinge stringent
Silent-e Syllables
• have one vowel, one consonant, and final e
• e is silent
• vowel is long (says its name)
a_e plane es/cape man/date
e_e eve com/pete im/pede
i_e stride al/pine in/vite
o_e zone con/sole tad/pole
u_e cube con/fuse dis/pute
Accent Placement
and Interesting Endings
Accent
• Words have accented syllables.
• Accent makes your mouth open wider.
• Accent makes your voice louder and stronger.
Accent on
fab'ric splen'did trum'pet
1st Syllable
Accent on
admit' intact' suspend'
2nd Syllable
Interesting Endings
-tion, -sion, -ture, -age, -able, -ible
• Accent falls on syllable before interesting ending.
-tion (/shun/) frac'tion recep'tion
-sion (/shun/) confes'sion impres'sion
-sion (/zhun/) confu'sion deci'sion
-ture (/cher/) adven'ture tex'ture
-age (/ij/) band'age wreck'age
-able (/ bl/) e afford'able predict'able
-ible (/ bl/) e ed'ible incred'ible
Consonant-le Syllables
• end in consonant-le
• e is silent
• unaccented final syllable
• divide just before consonant-le
ap/ple brit/tle bun/dle
crum/ple driz/zle gig/gle
has/sle ruf/fle
twin/kle un/cle
Vowel Teams
• pairs of vowels that are side by side
• pronounced as the long sound
of the first vowel
ai ê long a ê braid complain
ay ê long a ê clay display
oa ê long o ê boast roam
ee ê long e ê fleet screech
ea ê long e ê leash wheat
1. Find the sounded vowels and mark
them with a dot.
2. Count the consonants between the vowels
3. If there is one consonant, divide before it. V/CV
whole word.
1
robot ... ro/bot ... robot
Changing Rule
When a base word ends in a consonant and
final y, change the y to i before adding a suffix
that does not begin with i.
CHECKPOINTS
1. final y
2. consonant before y
3. suffix does not begin with i
n ies
pen
clumsier
silliest slop
pily
Open Syllables
• end in one vowel
• vowel is long (says its name)
a ca/ble ha/zel/nut
be pre/tend re/main
hi i/deal gi/gan/tic
no o/zone dit/to
cu hu/mid mu/sic
Sounds of y
Acts as a Consonant and Says /y/
Beginning of Word or Syllable

backyard beyond canyon stockyard
yoyo yak yam yelling
yes yikes yodel young
Acts as a Vowel and Says /ī/
End of Multi-Syllable Word

End of One-Syllable Word
that Ends in Accented Syllable
by cry apply comply
fly shy deny imply
spry why reply supply
Acts as a Vowel and Says /ē/
End of Multi-Syllable Word that Ends in Unaccented Syllable

any assembly cranky embassy
funny industry messy rocky
tiny twenty vacancy zesty
Sounds of –ed
Suffix –ed says /ed/
added defended dented landed
prevented rented tended trotted
Suffix –ed says /t/
asked camped confessed jumped
reached stuffed tricked wished
Suffix –ed says /d/
aimed billed buzzed frayed
grabbed lived opened tried
Flex 1C Syllable Division
with a dot.
4. R
ead each syllable and blend them together
to read the whole word.
5. If the word is unfamiliar, divide after the
consonant. VC/V
6. R
1
planet ... pla / net ... plānet ... plan / et ... plănet
Flex 1C Syllable Division
with a dot.
4. R
5. If the word is unfamiliar, divide after the
consonant. VC/V
6. R
1
planet ... pla / net ... plānet ... plan / et ... plănet
Vowel Combinations
• pair of vowels that are side by side
• sounds blend together
oi /oi/ as in coin point voice

oy /oi/ as in boy employ royal
ou /ou/ as in couch bound without

ow /ou/ as in clown frown plow
au /au/ as in haunt haunt vault
aw /au/ as in yawn crawl straw
oo /oo/ as in smooth boot spoon
oo /oo/ as in book shook wool
Vowel-r Syllables
• vowel followed by r
• vowel makes unexpected sound
ar says /ar/ charm gar/lic
or says /or/ storm for/got
er says /er/ germ ex/pert
ir says /er/ third cir/cus
ur says /er/ turn pur/ple
Silent Letters
Silent letters are letters that we
• do not pronounce when we read a word but
• do pronounce when we write the word
Letter When Is It Silent?* Sample Words
after m at the end of a word or before

b climb, doubt, thumb
t
g before n design, gnash, sign
gh after a vowel bright, dough, weight
k before n knee, knock, knowledge
n after m at the end of a word autumn, column, hymn
t after s castle, fasten, whistle
u after g and before a vowel disguise, guess, guitar
w before r wreath, wrench, wrote
*These are general patterns. Exceptions do exist.
Unaccented Syllables
SCHWA
• In unaccented syllables, vowel a
can be pronounced /0/ (which
sounds almost like /ŭ/).
• The sound is called schwa.
i n
e
e
ga soda
a
e
van
e machine
i lla e
e
salute
alo
e e
ra
zeb n e
Advanced Suffixes
An advanced suffix is a group of letters that tends
to be added to a root. It can change the meaning
or form of a word.
Advanced What Does it

Sample Words
Suffix Do or Mean?
acceptance,
-ance often makes verb into noun
significance
servant,
-ant often makes verb into noun/adjective
tolerant
excellence,
-ence often makes verb into noun
silence
agent,
-ent often makes verb into noun/adjective
persistent
a person who does something; beggar,

-ar
related to solar
cyclist,
-ist a person who does something
soloist
competitor,
-or a person or thing that does something
investigator
Latin Roots
• group of letters that carries meaning
• combined with prefixes and/or suffixes to
create words
ROOT* MEANING SAMPLE WORD
audi hear audition
dic t say predict
duc t/duce lead conductor
jec t throw reject
pel force or dri ve expel
por t carr y import
rupt brea k interruption
scrib/script wri te describe
spec t loo k or watch inspector
struc t build obstruct
trac t pull distract
struc t build obstruct
*These represent only a selection of roots.
Prefixes
• letter or group of letters
• added to beginning of root or base word
to change its meaning
PREFIX* MEANING SAMPLE WORD
ab- away from abduct
dis- not or apar t dishonest
ex- out exclude
inter- b etween interrupt
mis- bad or wrong mislead
ob- agains t object
pre- b efore preview
pro- for ward promote
re- bac k or again rewrite
sub- under or b elow subway
trans- across transmit
un- undo or not unwise
*These represent only a selection of prefixes.
Greek Combining Forms
• meaningful word parts
• found in words of Greek origin
COMBINING FORM* MEANING SAMPLE WORD
arch chief or ruler architect
biblio b oo k bibliography
dem people democrat
hydro water hydrogen
logy/ology the s tud y of biology
micro ex tremel y small microscope
photo light photocopy
psych mind psychic
scope view periscope
tele dis t ance television
therm heat thermostat
*These represent only a selection of combining forms.
Greek Sound-Symbol
ch Says /k/
ache archi tec t chaos chorus
echo monarch orches tra technical
ph Says /f/
atmosphere graph phone morph
photography phrase spherical stratosphere
y Says /ı˘/ in Closed Syllables
antonym cr ypt cr ys t al gym
lymph my th physical symptom
y Says /ī/ in Silent-e Syllables
cyclone enz yme hydrant hyphen
paralyze rhyme type typhoon
/k/ Spelled with c Before Consonant/At End of Word
acrophobia aris tocrat automatic cryptic
demographic endemic pandemic rhetoric

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2C Syllable Division

1. Find the sounded vowels and mark them

2. Count the consonants between the vowels.

3. If there are two consonants, divide between

4. Read the first syllable.

5. Read the second syllable.

6. Blend the syllables together to read the

candid … can/did … candid

act flat cat / nap

less spell pret / zel

crisp kilt in / sist

gloss opt ob / long

dusk scrub un / plug

snif f tos yell

Reading and Spelling Sight Words

Decide what is irregular about it.

Spell the word aloud:

Say the word and spell the word while looking at

A syllable is a word or part of a word

Syllables can be written.

There are six written syllable types in English:

bench + -es = benches

dash + -ing = dashing

lift + -ed = lifted

Ask three questions:

c says /k/ c says /s/

g says /g/ g says /j/

a_e plane es/cape man/date

e_e eve com/pete im/pede

i_e stride al/pine in/vite

o_e zone con/sole tad/pole

u_e cube con/fuse dis/pute

ap/ple brit/tle bun/dle

crum/ple driz/zle gig/gle

ai ê long a ê braid complain

ay ê long a ê clay display

oa ê long o ê boast roam

ee ê long e ê fleet screech

ea ê long e ê leash wheat

Beginning of Word or Syllable

Acts as a Vowel and Says /ī/

End of Multi-Syllable Word

Acts as a Vowel and Says /ē/

End of Multi-Syllable Word that Ends in Unaccented Syllable

Suffix –ed says /ed/

added defended dented landed

prevented rented tended trotted

Suffix –ed says /t/

asked camped confessed jumped

reached stuffed tricked wished

Suffix –ed says /d/

aimed billed buzzed frayed

grabbed lived opened tried

oi /oi/ as in coin point voice

ou /ou/ as in couch bound without

ar says /ar/ charm gar/lic

or says /or/ storm for/got

er says /er/ germ ex/pert

ir says /er/ third cir/cus

1. Find the sounded vowels and mark them

3. If there are two consonants, divide between

6. Blend the syllables together to read the