VCCCV Syllable Pattern

VCCCV Syllable Pattern

When multisyllabic words have 3 consonants between the vowels, we need to figure out where the syllable splits.  Whether it will be VCC/CV or VC/CCV

 

Here are 2 examples

 mon/ster

                                                         V  C /  C C V

 

mush/room

                                                    V  C  C /  C  V

 

 

• bl

• br

• cl

• cr

​Blend-when several consonants are together but each make their own sound.

• sh

• kn

• ch

• ph

​Digraph-2 letters together that make 1 sound

Common Digraphs & Blends

• wr

• ck

• ss

• tch

• dr

• fr

• tr

• fl

• gl

• gr

• pl

• pr

• sl

• sm

• sp

• st

How to split 3 consonants

1. Keep consonant digraphs together (sh, ch, ck, th, wh), do NOT split them up.

 

dish/pan

                                                        V C C /  C  V

 

2. If there are 3 consonant letters between 2 separated vowels, keep common blends together. Be flexible in your decoding.

 

gum/drop  hand/bag

                              V   C  /   C C  V              V C C  /  C  V

3.  If you can make the blend both ways, remember that in most cases, the blend will go with the second syllable.

 

hun/dred

 

bob/sled

 

tan/trum

Draw

Your turn. Draw a line to split the syllables in the words.

Draw

Your turn. Draw a line to split the syllables in the words.

Draw

Your turn. Draw a line to split the syllables in the words.

Draw

Your turn. Draw a line to split the syllables in the words.

Categorize

Options (16)

arctic

childhood

partner

kingdom

athlete

pumpkin

handsome

English

conflict

instant

complex

laundry

mischief

purchase

complain

dolphin

Organize these words into the right categories

VCC/CV

VC/CCV