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Rules for dividing closed syllables

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Over one million Earths could fit inside the sun. True or False

True

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Most groups of penguins actually live in cold climates. True or False

False- Most groups of penguins actually live in warm climates.

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Elephants are the only animal that can’t jump. True or False?

True

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Fish can't cough. True or False?

False: For some fish-In order to clear the particles and bacteria out of their gills, the fish’s ventilation cycle is interrupted with a cough.

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Divde the word: boxes

You can't. boxes is a one syllable word with a suffix

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What is the "chicken" rule for dividing words with more than one syllable?

One digraph between two vowels-digraph stays with the first vowel to close it in.

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What is the "relish" rule for dividing words with more than one syllable?

One consonant inbetween two vowels-the consonant stays with the first vowel to close it in

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What is the "cactus" rule for dividing words with more than one syllable?

If there are two consonants (not a digraph) between two vowels, you split the consonants down the middle

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Divide the word: scrunches

You can't. "scrunches" is a one syllable word with a suffix

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Divide the word: mothball

moth ball

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Divide and name the prefix in the word: untuck

"un" is the prefix. un tuck

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Name the affixes in the word: unlashes

"un" is the prefix and "-es" is the suffix

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Divide the nonsense word: queblet

queb let

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