Syllabication Splitting Rule 1
Ok, so before you do this first syllabication splitting rule you need to be sure you understand the phonics principles discussed on the previous page.
Rule 1 Simply Stated: When you have two consonants, they split. (read on...)
The first thing you always do with a word is 'walk' under it and mark everything. Here is how: Put a dot under all the vowels, and put a caret with the arrow pointing downward under all the consonant blends and consonant digraphs to indicate that they belong together and do not split. The caret 'traps' them together. DO NOT GO ABOVE THE WORD YET, AS YOU DID WHEN WORKING WITH THE PHONICS PRINCIPLES. ONCE YOU ARE WORKING WITH MULTISYLLABIC WORDS, YOU HAVE TO SPLIT THE WORD INTO SYLLABLES BEFORE MARKING THE TOP OF THE WORD.
To see how to mark words, refer to this poster as well
Once your walk under the word is done, 'run' back to the first vowel. If you have two consonants after the first vowel...not including the consonant blends or consonant digraphs that have caret under them (BECAUSE THEY ARE CONSIDERED 'ONE'), draw a line down the middle between the two consonants. Now your word is split at the syllable juncture. LOOK AT THE EXAMPLES BELOW.
Now, go above each syllable and apply the phonics principles to each syllable as though it were a single word (If you forget the phonics principles, they are on the previous page). Then read 'syllable-one' according to the vowel markings, and then read 'syllable-two' according to the vowel markings. Now blend the two syllables together to read the word.
Are you seeing how VOWEL knowledge is critical to every word?
Syllabication Splitting Rule 1
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