2 Consonants and 2 Vowels

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When a syllable has 2 vowels together, the first vowel is usually long and the second is silent. Examples: “pain, eat, boat, res/cue, say, grow”. NOTE: Diphthongs don’t follow this rule; In a diphthong, the vowels blend together to create a single new sound. The diphthongs are: “oi,oy,ou,ow,au,aw, oo” and many others.

Closed vowel pattern- a word or syllable that contains only one vowel and is followed by one or more consonants. Jingle: One lonely vowel squished in the middle, says it’s short sound just a little. Examples: cat, fish, bunch, up, blast, crash, thump. 2.

1. Count the number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) in the word.
2. Subtract 1 for each diphthong or triphthong in the word.
3. Does the word end with “le” or “les?” Add 1 only if the letter before the “le” is a consonant.
4. The number you get is the number of syllables in your word.

The word present, for example is a two-syllable word. If we stress the first syllable, it is a noun (gift) or an adjective (opposite of absent). But if we stress the second syllable, it becomes a verb (to offer)….Word Stress Rules.

As I mentioned above, teach them to clap or tap out the syllables first. Focus on each syllable separately. Say the word more than once! After writing the first syllable, train your students to say the whole word again, clap it out again, then say the 2nd syllable and stretch it out to hear all the individual phonemes.

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