Course Overview

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A syllable is a single, unbroken sound unit within a word, containing a vowel sound.
Syllables form the building blocks of words and contribute to their rhythm and pronunciation.

Steps to Identify Syllables
1. Find the Vowels:
o Look for the vowel sounds in a word, as each syllable must contain at least
one vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y).

2. Count the Vowel Sounds:
o Count the number of vowel sounds, not the letters, to determine the number of
syllables. For example, the word “cake” has two vowel letters but only one
vowel sound /eɪ/, so it has one syllable.

3. Look for Vowel-Consonant Patterns:
o Syllables often follow specific patterns, such as V (vowel), VC (vowelconsonant), CV (consonant-vowel), or CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant).

4. Divide Between Consonants:
o When two or more consonants appear together between vowels, divide the
word between the consonants. For example, “basket” becomes “bas-ket.”

5. Single Consonant Between Vowels:
o When a single consonant appears between vowels, it often belongs to the
following syllable. For example, “river” becomes “ri-ver.”

6. Prefixes and Suffixes:
o If the word has prefixes or suffixes, separate them. For example, “unhappy”
becomes “un-hap-py.”

Syllable Rules and Patterns
1. Open and Closed Syllables:
o Open Syllables: End in a vowel sound and the vowel is usually long. For
example, “go” (/ɡoʊ/).
o Closed Syllables: End in a consonant and the vowel is usually short. For
example, “cat” (/kæt/).

2. Silent E Rule:
o When a word ends with a silent “e,” it typically makes the preceding vowel
long. For example, “bake” (/beɪk/), with two syllables: “ba-ke.”

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