1. VCCV Pattern

2. funny How many syllables do you hear? fun / nytwo Notice that each syllable has one vowel sound.

3. VCCV Pattern snap How many syllables do you hear? snapone Notice that each syllable has one vowel sound.

4. VCCV Pattern unhelpful How many syllables do you hear? un / help / fulthree Notice that each syllable has one vowel sound.

5. VCCV Pattern napkin How many syllables do you hear? nap / kintwo Notice that each syllable has one vowel sound.

6. VCCV Pattern napkin Each syllable has one vowel sound, so that should help me find the syllables in his word. I’ll mark the vowels a and i with a V. n a p k i n v v

7. VCCV Pattern n a p k i n v v Next, I see two consonants between those vowels. I’ll mark each one with a C. n a p k i n v c c v

8. VCCV Pattern This shows a syllable division pattern I know. If a word has one vowel followed by two consonants and another vowel, I can try dividing the word into syllables between the consonants. n a p / k i n v c / c v

9. VCCV Pattern problem How many syllables do you hear? prob / lemtwo Notice that each syllable has one vowel sound.

10. VCCV Pattern muffin How many syllables do you hear? muf / fintwo Notice that each syllable has one vowel sound.

11. VCCV Pattern trumpet What letters make the VCCV pattern? umpe Where will the word be divided? trum / pet

12. VCCV Pattern cactus What letters make the VCCV pattern? actu Where will the word be divided? cac / tus

13. VCCV Pattern after What letters make the VCCV pattern? afte Where will the word be divided? af / ter

14. VCCV Pattern helmet What letters make the VCCV pattern? elme Where will the word be divided? hel / met

15. VCCV Pattern insect What letters make the VCCV pattern? inse Where will the word be divided? in / sect

16. VCCV Pattern Read the following sentence: The rabbit sat in the basket.

17. Your Turn Turn your practice book to page 25.