Final Stable Syllables

Final Stable Syllables

by Lindsey Boatwright

​Final Stable Syllables

​Final stable syllables always appear at the END of words.

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• ​A final stable syllable ending in -le always has three letters: a consonant and -le.

• ​Look at the word: trouble.

• ​trou/ble

• ​ble is the final stable syllable

​Final Stable Syllables

​The final stable syllables -tion and -sion are both pronounced -shun or -zhun.

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• ​Look at the word: solution.

• ​sol/u/tion

• ​tion is the final stable syllable

Poll

Syllables are...

• easy

• super easy

• a little confusing

• what??

Multiple Choice

Which final stable syllable is correct?

• terri/ble

• ter/ri/ble

• terr/ible

• te/rrible

Multiple Choice

Which is correct?

• col/li/sion

• co/lli/sion

• colll/ision

• coll/i/sion

Multiple Choice

Which is correct?

• infor/mation

• info/rm/tion

• in/for/ma/tion

• in/form

Multiple Choice

Which is correct?

• ob/stac/le

• ob/sta/cle

• ob

• obst/acle

Multiple Choice

Which is correct?

• popu/la/tion

• pop/ula/tion

• pop/u/la/ti/on

• pop/ulation

​Adding or removing the final stable syllable is a way to create new words. Use what you know about final stable syllables and the word bank on page 283 to guide you.

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