Decoding Words: Breaking Up Syllables After Long Vowels

This video tutorial teaches how to decode words by breaking them into syllables after a long vowel. It explains the difference between vowels and consonants, and how each syllable contains one vowel sound. The tutorial provides examples of words like 'moment', 'baby', 'open', and 'paper', demonstrating how to identify vowels and decide if they should be pronounced as long vowels. The process involves finding vowels, determining if they should be long, and breaking the word into syllables accordingly. The lesson concludes with a review of these steps.

Which of the following is NOT a vowel?

• I

• B

• E

• A

What is the correct way to break up the word 'comic'?

• c-omic

• comi-c

• com-ic

• co-mic

In the word 'moment', where should the word be split to form syllables?

• mome-nt

• moment

• mom-ent

• mo-ment

How should the word 'baby' be split into syllables?

• ba-by

• bab-y

• b-aby

• baby

What is the correct syllabification of the word 'paper'?

• p-aper

• paper

• pap-er

• pa-per