Syllabication Rules

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Syllabication Rules
2007, J. W. James Elementary
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Step One
Divide off the affixes.
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usual
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When a single consonant is between vowels, divide
after a long vowel or after consonant if vowel is
short.
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short vowel
river
single consonant between two vowels
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riv
er
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long vowel
focus
single consonant between two vowels
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fo
/
cus
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Heres something to remember you cant divide a
one-syllable word!
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Heres something to remember every syllable has
to have a vowel!
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Lets Try Some! Write each word on your paper
and divide into syllables. Then click the arrow
to check your work.
Click me for a word
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silly
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sil / ly
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clover
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clo / ver
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prepaid
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pre / paid
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major
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ma / jor
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widow
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wid / ow
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frantic
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fran / tic
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shovel
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shov / el
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Remember the steps!