2. SYLLABLES or “chunks” of sound

3. Remember: 4 Every syllable has one vowel sound. 4 A syllable may or may not contain any consonants. 4 All words have at least one syllable. 4 Sometimes the rules do not work, but most of the time they do.

4. RULE 1 The number of vowel sounds in a word equals the number of syllables. Every syllable has to have a vowel sound. canwin-dowmag-net-ic

5. RULE 2 When two consonants come between two vowels, the word is usually split between the consonants. but-ter hap-py cam-pus sel-dom

6. RULE 3 A compound word is divided between the two words that make the compound word. for-get snow-man rain-coat

7. RULE 4 Consonant blends and digraphs are never separated. mush-y rock-et

8. Click on the word that has been divided correctly:

9. pan-cake panc-ake

10. CORRECT

11. TRY AGAIN Remember: A compound word is divided between the words that make the compound word.

12. bus-hel bush-el

13. Try Again Remember: Consonant blends and digraphs are never separated.

14. CORRECT

15. treat tr-eat

16. Try Again Remember: The number of vowel sounds in a word equals the number of syllables. Every syllable has to have a vowel sound.

17. Correct

18. penc-ils pen-cils

19. Try Again REMEMBER: When two consonants come between two vowels, the word is usually split between the consonants

20. CORRECT

21. sea-weed seaweed

22. sea-weed seaweed

23. Try Again REMEMBER: A compound word is divided between the words that make the compound word.

24. CORRECT