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Unlocking the Secret to Reading:. The Keys to the Six Basic Syllable Spelling Patterns. Opening the Door to Reading ! The English alphabet has 26 letters. All English words use some of these 26 letters.
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Unlocking the Secret to Reading: The Keys to the Six Basic Syllable Spelling Patterns
Opening the Door to Reading! • The English • alphabet has 26 letters. • All English words use some • of these 26 letters.
In the alphabet:- 21 letters are consonants that have only one soundb,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,x,y,z
In the alphabet, 5 letters are special: - 5 letters are vowels that havetwo sounds (long and short) a e i o u
The key to reading and spelling all words: • All words have at least one vowel. • happy the key book • remember tip a school
All words have syllables. • Syllables are word parts. • Reading is easy if you can break words up into small parts (syllables). • re – mem – ber • remember
Use the Keys to Unlock and Read New Words! All you need to know are the six syllable rules!
The Six Basic Syllable Types: • Closed Syllables • Open Syllables • Vowel-Silent e Syllables • Vowel Team Syllables • r-Controlled Syllables • Consonant + le Syllables
Closed Syllables • A closed syllable has one vowel in the • syllable and ends with a consonant. • The vowel sound is usually a short • sound. • bed mat happy (Your lips are mostly closed when you say the final consonant sound.)
Open Syllables • An open syllable ends with a • vowel sound. • The vowel sound is usually • a long sound. • ti- ger hu-man ba-con do-nut (Your mouth is open when you say the long vowel sound.)
Vowel-Silent e (Vce) Syllable • Each syllable has only onevowel sound. • When a syllable has two vowels, the first vowel usually makes a long sound, and the second vowel is silent. • bake bike pile cube rope
Vowel Team Syllables • Two vowels are side-by-side. • The first vowel says its name. • The second vowel is silent. • Sometimes the two vowels • make a whole new sound. • team mail play shout a e
r-Controlled Syllables • When a vowel is followed by the letter r, the sound of the two letters changes. park store her girl hurt remember Bossy r Silent vowel
Consonant + le Syllables • A consonant + le, al, or el • is usually the last syllable in • a word. • ta-ble den-tal ren-tal pic-kle nic-kel lit-tle s c r a m - ble
Congratulations! You now know the six major syllable types of the English language. Happy Reading!!!!