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Rules of Syllabication

VC/CV - When two or more consonants come between two vowels in a word, it is usually divided between
the first two consonants.
VC/V - When a single consonant comes between two vowels in a word, it is usually divided after the
consonant if the vowel is short.
V/CV - When a single consonant comes between two vowels in a word, it is usually divided before the
consonant if the vowel is long.

• Look at the words below and break them into syllables.

1) Body = _______ / _______ 16) Forest = _______ / _______ 31) Bacon = _______ / _______

2) Dragon = _______ / _______ 17) Penny = _______ / _______ 32) Money = _______ / _______

3) Hello = _______ / _______ 18) Destroy = _______ / _______ 33) Clinic = _______ / _______

4) Bunny = _______ / _______ 19) Secret = _______ / _______ 34) Finish =_______ / _______

5) Baby = _______ / _______ 20) Coffee = _______ / _______ 35) River = _______ / _______

6) Motor = _______ / _______ 21) Pilot = _______ / _______ 36) Butter = _______ / _______

7) Music = _______ / _______ 22) Pencil = _______ / _______ 37) Candy = _______ / _______

8) Apple = _______ / _______ 23) Pistol = _______ / _______ 38) Problem = _______ / _______

9) Bottle = _______ / _______ 24) Berry = _______ / _______ 39) Puppy = _______ / _______

10) Letter = _______ / _______ 25) Carrot = _______ / _______ 40) Soccer = _______ / _______

11) Kitten = _______ / _______ 26) Soda = _______ / _______ 41) Hero = _______ / _______

12) Basic = _______ / _______ 27) Spider = _______ / _______ 42) Panic = _______ / _______

13) Robot = _______ / _______ 28) Present = _______ / _______ 43) Tiger = _______ / _______

14) Rabbit = _______ / _______ 29) Planet = _______ / _______ 44) Dentist = _______ / _______

15) Pony = _______ / _______ 30) Common = _______ / _______ 45) City = _______ / _______

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