Dividing Multisyllabic Words with Blends

The video tutorial covers the concept of multisyllabic words, focusing on closed syllables, blends, and digraphs. It explains how to divide multisyllabic words into syllables using specific rules, such as dividing between consonants and keeping blends together. The tutorial provides examples like 'gumdrop', 'pumpkin', and 'hundred' to illustrate these rules. It concludes with a review of the key concepts and encourages practice in reading multisyllabic words with blends.

What is a closed syllable?

• A syllable that starts with a vowel

• A syllable with one vowel closed in by a consonant

• A syllable that ends with a vowel

• A syllable with two vowels

How many letters are in a digraph?

• Three

• Two

• Four

• One

What is the first way to divide a multisyllabic word?

• Between a consonant and a vowel

• Between two consonants

• Between a vowel and a consonant

• Between two vowels

In the word 'gumdrop', which part is the second syllable?

• drop

• dr

• gum

• g

What should you do if there are three consonants between vowels without a digraph?

• Ignore the consonants

• Keep the blend together

• Split the consonants

• Split the digraph

In the word 'hundred', which syllable does the 'dr' blend go with?

• First syllable

• Neither syllable

• Second syllable

• Both syllables

What is the rule for dividing multisyllabic words when there are four consonants together?

• Split between the first two consonants

• Split between the last two consonants

• Do not split at all

• Split between the middle consonants

In the word 'gangplank', which part is the first syllable?

• pl

• g

• plank

• gang

In the word 'handclasp', which syllable contains the 'nd' blend?

• Neither syllable

• First syllable

• Second syllable

• Both syllables

What is the second way to divide a multisyllabic word?

• Between two consonants

• Between a vowel and a consonant

• Between a consonant and the second vowel

• Between two vowels