-le syllable Rule for this Week

-le syllable Rule for this Week

When a word ends with the final letters -le the -le will hold on to one of the previous consonants.

• Example: Where do you divide bubble into syllables?

• bub*ble

• The final -le will hold on to one letter. This one is also easy because it also follows the rule about dividing between the double consonant.

Where would you divide the word jumble?

• Cover up the final -le and the one consonant it will hold onto. This will show you where to divide the word.

• jum*ble

As with all rules...there are rule breakers. That being said, where would we divide the word tickle?

• When you cover up the final -le and the consonant it holds, you will cover up -kle. The "ck" makes the "c" sound together. This makes the rule break.

• You would divide tickle like this tick*le

• In this case it will not hold on to the extra letter. This applies when there is a -ckle at the end of the word.

Here are some rule followers

• eagle = ea*gle

• turtle = tur*tle

• tumble = tum*ble

• wiggle = wig*gle

Here are some rule breakers

• buckle = buck * le

• freckle = freck * le

• trickle = trick * le

Multiple Select

How do you divide handle?

• han*dle

• hand*le

Multiple Select

How do you divide pickle?

• pic*kle

• pick*le

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How do you divide little?

• lit*tle

• litt*le

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How do you divide gentle?

• gen*tle

• gent*le

Multiple Select

How do you divide people?

• peo*ple

• peop*le

Multiple Select

How do you divide the word table?

• ta*ble

• tab*le

Multiple Select

How do you divide the word uncle?

• unc*le

• un*cle

Multiple Select

How do you divide noodle?

• noo*dle

• nood*le