Syllabication Sequence

Front

Closed vowel sound / him ; pic-nic

Back

short

Front

Open vowel sound / we ; po-go

Back

long

Front

What is the term for a silent 'e' at the end of words like 'bake' and 'mis-take'?

Back

magic-e

Front

final syllable is a consonant + le / puzzle ; table

Back

constant-le

Front

vowel pair, 1 long sound / seat ; sailboat

Back

vowel teams

Front

R after vowel obscures sound / fur ; barber

Back

bossy-R

Front

vowel pair makes new sound / oil ; sawdust

Back

dipthong

Front

unstressed, unaccented syllable / allow ; alone

Back

schwa

Front

Syllabication marking instructions: The first instruction you give students.

Back

Find and label the first two vowels.

Front

After students find and label the first two vowels, instruct them to:

Back

Draw a bridge to connect the vowels.