Syllabification Rules

Divide correctly: telephone

• te-le-pho-ne

• tel-e-ph-one

Divide correctly: independent

• inde-pen-dent

• in-de-pen-dent

Which word is divided in 4 syllables?

• flame

• dictionary

• potatoes

How many syllables in: sailboat?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

A VCCV pattern word most often divides...

(Syllabication Rule #2)

• between two consonants

• after two consonants

• before two consonants

What are the rules for closed syllables? (choose all that apply)

• has one long vowel

• ends with a consonant

• ends with a silent 'e'

• has one short vowel

Which of the following words is correctly syllabicated?

• ar-row

• beauti-ful

• co-nnect

• rename

How do you properly divide dehydrate into its syllables?

• de-hydr-ate

• d-e-hy-drate

• de-hy-drate

• de-hy-dr-ate

What is the correct way to divided the word "gather"?

• gat / her

• ga / ther

• gath / er

How is the word "audit" correctly syllabicated?

• au-dit

• aud-it

• a-udit

• audit