Syllable Division Rules

Vocabulary-style flashcards covering the various rules and systematic steps for syllable division as outlined in the lecture notes.

Rabbit Rule

The syllable division rule for a VC/CV pattern where division occurs between two consonants located between two vowels (e.g., rab/bit).

Tiger Rule

The syllable division rule for a V/CV pattern where division occurs after the first vowel when one consonant is between two vowels (e.g., ti/ger).

Camel Rule

The syllable division rule for a VC/V pattern used if V/CV does not make a word, resulting in division after the first consonant (e.g., cam/el).

Lion Rule

The syllable division rule for a V/V pattern where division occurs between two vowels that are next to each other and each has its own sound (e.g., li/on).

Panther Rule

The syllable division rule for a VCCCV pattern where division is determined by looking for blends and digraphs among three or more consonants between two vowels (e.g., pan/ther).

Turtle Rule (C-le)

The syllable division rule for Consonant-l-e words where you count back 3 from the end and divide (e.g., tur/tle).

Compound Words

Words that are divided into syllables by splitting between the component words (e.g., cup/cake).

Prefixes & Suffixes

Word parts that are divided by splitting after a prefix and before a suffix (e.g., un/help/ful).

Step 1 of Syllable Division

Find the vowels and mark them with a ‘v’.

Step 2 of Syllable Division

Draw a bridge connecting the vowels.

Step 3 of Syllable Division

Label the consonants on the bridge with a ‘c’.

Step 4 of Syllable Division

Divide the word using the syllable division rule that matches the identified pattern.

Step 5 of Syllable Division

Label the syllable types and read the word.

Vowel Marking Note

During syllable division, r-controlled vowels and vowel teams are marked as 1 vowel.

Silent -e Exception

In VCe (vowel-consonant-e) patterns, the silent -e does not count as a separate vowel.