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Unit 8: Syllables: vowel and consonant patterns

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Unit 8: Syllables: how to divide words

Unit StartCourse Test: What are syllables? Spelling testPage 2: What are syllables? Spelling testCourse Test: Vowel and consonant patterns. Spelling testPage 4: Vowel and consonant patterns. Spelling testPage 5: More vowel and consonant patternsCourse Test: Spelling test: One consonant or two?Page 7: Spelling test: One consonant or two?Page 8: Rules and rule breakers and a trivia quizUnit End

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Syllables: vowel and consonant patterns

think back to spelling teaching Syllables are the number of BEATS in a word.

To work out how many syllables are in a word, we can clap each beat:

Hap-py Birth-day to you

Hap - py, has two beats so we would clap two times,

Birth - day also has two beats,

to and you only have one beat/syllable.

Try these words, counting the correct number of syllables:

Count the syllables.

Type the number:
ferry
train
ambulance
tank
helicopter
truck
liner
submarine


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