This document discusses syllabication and dividing words into syllables. It explains that syllables are parts of words that contain a vowel sound, and can be either open or closed. Students show improvement in skills like spelling, decoding, and pronunciation when taught to divide words into syllables. The document provides guidance on identifying syllables using markings on vowels and consonants, and lists common syllable patterns like VC/CV and V/V. Examples are given and explained to demonstrate how to apply the patterns when dividing multi-syllable words.

1. Syllabication
Dividing Words into Syllables
VC/CV V /CV VC/ V V/V
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2. Benefits of Syllabication
 Students show improvement in:
 Spelling
 Decoding
 Pronunciation
 Fluency
 Vocabulary Development
 Visual Memory
 Auditory Memory
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3. What is a Syllable?
A syllable is a word or part of a word with
a vowel sound.
( a e i o u )
 Vowel sound may be spelled with more than
one vowel
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4. Syllables may be…
Open /no/ /toe/
 Open syllables usually have a
long sound
Closed /rat/ /cot/
 Closed syllables usually have
a short sound
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5. 1.
Underline the vowels and mark the
with a [ v ] to find the number of syllables.
1 2
“v”) a t t i c
V V
Count and number of vowels sounds
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6. 2.
Swoop between the vowels sounds. Pull
down the consonants between the vowels to
find the pattern.
1 2
“v” ) a t t i c
V C C V
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7. 3
 Divide using the cut pattern.
 1 2
 “v” )a t t i c
v c c v

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8. 4
 Check the position of the vowels and mark them.
 Use the diacritical markings ( ˘ ˉ ͠ Ə )
 Is the syllable open or closed?
 Ask yourself: Is the vowel followed by a consonant?
If yes, we have a closed syllable. Mark the vowel with a brev ( ̆ ).
1 2
“v” ) ăt t ĭ c
V C C V
1 2
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9. 5
 Blend the sounds and syllables together to
unlock the word. Adjust if necessary.
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 ( Schwa = Ə ) ( V | C | V )
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10. CUT PATTERNS
FOR DIVIDING WORDS
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11. VC/CV
V/C/V
VC/CCV
V/V
VC/CCCV
VCC/CCV (compound words)
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12. Try on your own!
 fabric border
 pilot exit
 include instruct
 flighty neon
 article background
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13. VCCV
VC/CV
fab/ric bor/der
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14. VCV
V/CV OR VC/V
pi/lot ex/it
fligh/ty ar/ti/cle
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15. VCCCV
VC/CCV
in/clude (consonant blend)
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16. VCCCCV
 VC/CCCV
VCC/CCV
in/struct back/ground
 (consonant cluster) (compound word)
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17. VV
V/V
ne/on
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