Mrs. Lindberg's Fun Zone

Robot Space Game

To divide a word into syllables:

1) Find the vowels. (Put a dot under each vowel.)

2) Count the consonants in between those vowels. (Draw a line under each consonant.)

3) "Break the word up" according to the rules. (Scoop the syllables under the word.)

• If there are 2 consonants between the vowels, break the word into a syllable between the consonants: VC/CV 
  • gremlin = grem lin
    
• If there is 1 consonant between the vowels: first try dividing the word before the consonant.  If it doesn't sound like a real word, try dividing the word after the consonant:  V/CV  or sometimes VC/V
  • deduct = de duct
  • camel = cam el
    
• If there are 3 consonants, try dividing after the first consonant.  If it doesn't sound like a real word, try after the second consonant.  VC/CCV or sometimes VCC/CV
  
  • mistrust = mis   trust
  • keep the digraphs or blends together

4) Read the word syllable by syllable.