The Mechanics of
Composition Writing:
SYLLABICA
TION
Structure of English
F. Tuscano
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the discussion, the students should be
able to:
01 recall the definition of syllabication;
02 reflect on the importance of using syllables; and
03 categorize syllables according to their
type.
SYLLABICATIO
N
Practice of breaking down a
multi-syllable word into its
individual syllabic
components.
Vowels
A E I O U
Every syllable = vowel
Hat Angry
Banana Helicopter
University Basket
A E I O U
SYLLABICATIO
N
Practice of breaking down a
multi-syllable word into its
individual syllabic
components.
A form of decoding.
Types of
Syllables
0 Closed
1 syllable
- Has one vowel followed by
one or more consonants.
- Vowel is usually short.
cat ash gum
0 Open
2 syllable
- Ends with a vowel.
- Vowel makes a long sound.
be
she
try
0 Open
2 syllable
- Ends with a vowel.
- Vowel makes a long sound.
t o-m a-t o
s o-l o
p o-l o
0
V-C-e syllable
3
- There is a vowel followed by a
consonant and then the letter e.
- The letter e will be silent, and
the vowel will often say its long
sound.
cak wine tile
eV C E V C E V C E
0 Consonant +
4 le
- When a word ends with a
consonant then the letters –le.
- this syllable is always
unaccented, and you cannot hear
the vowel sound.
p u d-d l e t u r-t l e
C C
0 R-Controlled vowel
5 syllables
- A syllable with a vowel
followed by the letter r, where
the r changes the vowel sound.
f a r-m e r fork
0
Vowel Teams
6
- Two or more letters that
represent one vowel sound.
2 types: Vowel Diagraphs &
Diphthongs
Vowel
diagraphs Diphthongs
two or more letters that Letter combinations that
together make a vowel seem to make one
sound. sound.
boat soi
l
only o was pronounced both are pronounced
This rule applies to This rule applies to
vowels: vowels: oi, ew, au
ea, ai, oa, ee, ay, oe
References:
Katie. (2022, September 16). 64+ open syllable words & word list. Literacy Learn.
https://literacylearn.com/open-syllables-words-list/
[Learn Easy English]. (2020, October 12). SYLLABLES IN ENGLISH | 7 types | What
are syllables? | Learn how to count syllables [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Njxbc-oEWo&t=462s
Syllable types. Sarah’s Teaching Snippets. (2023, January 8).
https://sarahsnippets.com/syllable-types/
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SYLLABLE
DIVISION
RULES
LADY HARLENE P. VARGAS
ASHLEY SAYSAY
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the discussion, the student should be able;
Identify the main seven division
01 rules.
Apply those rules to divide syllables in
02 words.
Why we should learn
syllabication division
rules?
VOWEL
• speech sound produced without obstruction or audible
friction in the mouth. : a letter (as a, e, i, o, u, and
sometimes y) representing a vowel.
Consonants are letters that stand for a
type of sound we use in speech.
It is a speech sound that is not a vowel.
MAIN SEVEN DIVISION RULES
Rule #1: Two consonants between the vowels: VCCV
Pattern
Rule #2 & 3: One Consonant between the Vowels: VCV
Pattern
Rule #4: Three consonants between the vowels: VCCCV
Pattern
Rule #5: Four Consonants Between the Vowels: VCCCCV
Pattern
Rule #6: Consonant -le
Rule #7: V/V
Rule #1
Two consonants
between the vowels:
VCCV Pattern
VC/CV vowel-consonant-consonant-vowel
Rule #2 &
3
One Consonant between
the Vowels: VCV Pattern
Rule #4
Three consonants
between the vowels:
VCCCV Pattern
Rule #5
Four Consonants
Between the
Vowels: VCCCCV
Pattern
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