READING - Syllabication

One-syllable words cannot be divided into syllables.

example: dog : dog

• TRUE

• FALSE

Words with double consonants are divided after the second consonant.

example: yellow : yeLL-ow

• TRUE

• FALSE

Words with two consonants that are next to each other,

but are not consonant blends

are divided between the two consonants.

example: perfect : peR-Fect

• TRUE

• FALSE

Consonant blends (like respect : re-SPect) are kept together.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Drag the words into the correct column.

Groups:

(a) 1 syllable

,

(b) 2 syllables

,

(c) 3 syllables

• breeze

• blueberry

• umbrella

• fly

• hurricane

• cheeseburger

• chicken

• peach

• fishball

• folder

• grab

• orange

Drag the words into the correct column.

Groups:

(a) 1 syllable

,

(b) 2 syllables

,

(c) 3 syllables

• beautiful

• body

• candle

• incense

• celebrate

• communion

• host

• fire

• chapel

• Mass

• genuflect

• Church

Choose the proper syllabication of the word:

waffle​

(a)  

• wa-ffle
• waff-le
• waf-fle

Choose the proper syllabication of the word:

memory​

​ (a)  

• mem-o-ry
• me-mo-ry
• memo-ry

Choose the proper syllabication of the word:

tablecloth

​ (a)  

• ta-ble-cloth
• table-cloth

Choose the proper syllabication of the word:

kitchen

​ (a)   ​

• kitch-en
• kit-chen