Syllabication Sequence

Closed vowel sound / him ; pic-nic

Open vowel sound / we ; po-go

silent e at end / bake ; mis-take

• magic-e

• long

• schwa

• constant-le

• vowel teams

final syllable is a consonant + le / puzzle ; table

• constant-le

• long

• vowel teams

• schwa

• short vowel sound

vowel pair, 1 long sound / seat ; sailboat

• vowel teams

• long

• bossy-R

• constant-le

• schwa

R after vowel obscures sound / fur ; barber

• bossy-R

• long

• schwa

• constant-le

• vowel teams

vowel pair makes new sound / oil ; sawdust

• dipthong

• long

• magic-E

• constant-le

• schwa

unstressed, unaccented syllable / allow ; alone

• schwa

• long

• magic-E

• constant-le

• vowel teams

Syllabication marking instructions: The first instruction you give students:

• Find and label the first two vowels.

• Draw a bridge to connect the vowels.

• Label the consonants on the bridge.

• Divide using the pattern.

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

• label the syllable type

• Draw a bridge to connect the vowels.

• Label the consonants on the bridge.

• Divide using the pattern.