Syllable Rules

A syllable is a unit of written and spoken language. It consists of uninterrupted sound that can be used to make up words. For example, the word hotel has two syllables: ho and tel. Syllable rules are, Closed Syllables: A closed syllable has one and only one vowel, and it ends in a consonant. Examples include in, ask, truck, sock, and stretch. Open Syllables: An open syllable has one and only one vowel, and that vowel is at the end of the syllable. Examples include no, she, I, a, and spry. Silent-E Syllables: ends in an e, has one and only one consonant before that e, and has one and only one vowel before that consonant. Examples include ate, ice, tune, and slope. Vowel Combination Syllables: have a cluster of two or three vowels or a vowel-consonant unit with a sound or sounds particular to that unit. Examples include rain, day, see, veil, and pie. Vowel-R Syllables: are ones that includes one and only one vowel followed by an r, or one vowel followed by an r which is followed by a silent e, or a vowel combination followed by an r. Examples include car, or, care, ire, and air. Consonant-L-E Syllables: a consonant is followed by le. The vowel sound in these syllables is the schwa sound that occurs before the l. Examples include -ble, -cle, -dle, and -fle. For more information visit this website. http://www.phonicsontheweb.com/syllables.php