SYLLABLES/SPELLING PATTERNS What is a Syllable? A syllable is a single sound heard when saying a word out loud. All words have at least one syllable. A syllable may be one letter or several letters. Example: The word contagious has 3 syllables. You can break the word contagious into syllables like this: con / ta / gious What are Spelling Patterns? Selling patterns are a pair or group of letters that can be found in many words. bead meat read lead bread dead head instead great break Recognizing spelling patters can help you pronounce words you may not know. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
Try This! How many syllables are in the word watermelon? a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6 Comb, dumb, and debt all share a common spelling pattern, that pattern is: a) an unstressed vowel. b) a silent letter. c) the words are spelled incorrectly. Circle the word on each line that is spelled correctly, using the appropriate spelling pattern. hownd hound cow cou powder pouder fownd found Underline the ea spelling pattern in each word; say the words. bead, great, read, bread, treat, instead, break, head, meat Now, list the above words in groups based on their pronunciation. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 _________________ __________________ _________________ _________________ __________________ _________________ _________________ __________________ _________________ _________________ __________________ _________________ © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
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