Guidelines for Dividing Words Into Syllables
| Pattern |
Example |
Divided Words |
Syllables |
| VC•CV |
slumber
whisker |
slum•ber
whis•ker |
2
2 |
| prefix•root |
declaw
shouted |
de•claw
shout•ed |
2
2 |
| or |
|
|
|
| root•suffix |
|
|
|
V•CV
(Sometimes before a consonant, consonant blend, or diagraph if the
first vowel is long) |
replay
motel |
re•play
mo•tel |
2
2 |
| or |
|
|
|
VC•V
(Sometimes after a consonant, consonant blend, or consonant digraph
if the first vowel is short) |
model
edit |
mod•el
ed•it |
2
2 |
| VR• |
farther
larger |
far•ther
lar•ger |
2
2 |
| C•Cle |
sprinkle
stubble |
sprin•kle
stub•ble |
2
2 |
|