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Wilson 3.1 Syllable Division Rules

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  • Divide the word: banquet
    ban quet
  • Divide the nonsense word: talic
    tal tic
  • Elephants are the only animal that can’t jump. True or False?
    True
  • Divide the word: catnap
    cat nap
  • Divide the word: finish
    fin ish
  • Divide the word: sunset
    sun set
  • 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
  • Divde the word: boxes
    You can't. boxes is a one syllable word with a suffix
  • Divide the nonsense word: jonlen
    jon len
  • Divide the word: mothball
    moth ball
  • 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
  • Divide the word: publish
    pub lish
  • Most groups of penguins actually live in cold climates. True or False
    False- Most groups of penguins actually live in warm climates.
  • Divide the word: socket
    sock et
  • Divide the word: stand
    You can't- It's one syllable
  • Name the affixes in the word: unlashes
    "un" is the prefix and "-es" is the suffix
  • Divide the word: nexus
    nex us
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Divide the word: helmet
    hel met
  • Divide the nonsense word: queblet
    queb let
  • Divide the word: offset
    off set
  • Divide and name the prefix in the word: untuck
    "un" is the prefix. un tuck
  • Divide the word: scrunches
    You can't. "scrunches" is a one syllable word with a suffix
  • Divide the word: unzip
    un zip
  • Divide the word: metal
    met al
  • Divide the word: fathom
    fath om
  • Over one million Earths could fit inside the sun. True or False
    True
  • Divide the word: album
    al bum