Syllable Rules Lesson

Syllables

Dividing Words by Syllables

A syllable is a unit of the word that has a vowel sound.
Say the word and carefully listen to the vowel sound. If the vowel is long it is an open syllable and is at the end of the syllable. It has one vowel sound. If the vowel is short and followed by a consonant it is a closed syllable.

Syllable Division

Syllables with two consonants

Divide between words with two consonants together.

Can/dle in/struct hap/pen hap/py pud/dle
Divide before "CLE"
trou/ble cud/dle Un/cle bi/cy/cle

Affixes and Root Words

​Prefixes and Suffixes

Divide between affixes and root words.

Un/hap/py Re/do Un/tie Re/wind/ing Safe/ly

Multiple Choice

How do you divide happily into syllables?

• hap/pi/ly

• happ/i/ly

Multiple Choice

Where will you divide afternoon into syllables?

• aft/er/noon

• af/ter/noon

• aft/ern/oon

Multiple Choice

Where do you divide merry into syllables?

• mer/ry

• merr/y

• me/rr/y

Multiple Choice

Divide morning into syllables.

• morn/ing

• mor/ning

Multiple Choice

Divide football into syllables.

• foot/ball

• foo/tball