The video tutorial introduces grade five and six students to the concept of syllabication, explaining what a syllable is and how to identify them using the jaw-dropping method. It covers six types of syllables: closed, open, vowel consonant e, dipton, r control, and consonant l e. The tutorial provides rules for syllabication and practical examples to help students understand how to divide words into syllables. The session concludes with a review of the rules and tips for syllabication.

What is the main focus of this session?

• Practicing grammar

• Understanding syllabication

• Improving reading speed

• Learning new vocabulary

How can you identify the number of syllables in a word?

• By counting consonants

• By counting vowels

• By counting jaw drops

• By counting letters

What is a closed syllable?

• Has no vowels

• Has a long vowel sound

• Ends with a consonant

• Ends with a vowel

Which of the following is an example of an open syllable?

• Went

• Red

• Go

• Cat

What is a characteristic of a vowel-consonant-e syllable?

• Has a short vowel sound

• Has no vowels

• Ends with a vowel

• Ends with a silent e

Which word contains a vowel-consonant-e syllable?

• Name

• Cat

• Go

• Red

What is a diphthong syllable?

• Has a silent e

• Ends with a consonant

• Has no vowels

• Has two adjacent vowels pronounced together

Which of the following words contains a diphthong syllable?

• Pie

• Red

• Go

• Cat

What is an r-controlled syllable?

• Has a vowel followed by r

• Has no vowels

• Ends with a vowel

• Has a silent e

Which word is an example of an r-controlled syllable?

• Go

• Her

• Cat

• Red