Rule 1
- Every syllable has one vowel sound
Rule 2
- The number of vowel sounds in a word equals the number of syllables
o Home
o Sub – ject
o Pub - lish – ing
Rule 3
- A one syllable word is never divided
o Stop
o Feet
o Bell
Rule 4
- Consonant blends and digraphs are never separated
o Rest – ing
o Bush – el
o Reach – ing
Rule 5
- When a word has a ck or an x in it, the word is usually divided after the ck or x
o Nick – el
o Tax – i
Rule 6
- A compound word is divided between the two words that make the compound word
o In – side
o Foot – ball
o Tooth – brush
Rule 7
- When two or more consonants come between two vowels in a word, it is usually divided between the first two consonants
o Sis – ter
o But – ter
o Hun – gry
Rule 8
- When a single consonant comes between two vowels in a word, it is usually divided after the consonant if the vowel is short
o Lev – er
o Cab – in
o Hab – it
Rule 9
- When a single consonant comes between two vowels in a word, it is usually divided before the consonant if the vowel is long
o Ba – sin
o Fe – ver
o Ma – jor
Rule 10
- When two vowels come together in a word, and are sounded separately, divide the word between the two vowels
o Ra – di – o
o Di – et
o I – de – a
Rule 11
- When a vowel is sounded alone in a word, it forms a syllable itself
o Grad – u – ate
o A – pron
o U – nit
Rule 12
- A word that has a prefix is divided between the root word ant the prefix
o Dis – count
o Mis – fit
o Un – tie
Rule 13
- When be, de, ex and re are at the beginning of a word, they make a syllable of their own
o Be – came
o De – fend
o Ex – hale
o Re – main
Rule 14
- A word that has a suffix is divided between the root and the suffix
o Kind – ness
o Thank – ful
o Stuff –ing
Rule 15
- When a word ends in le, preceded by a consonant, the word is divided before that consonant
o Pur – ple
o Fum –ble
o Mid – dle
Rule 16
- When –ed comes at the end of a word, it forms a syllable only when preceded by d or t
o Star – ed
o Fund – ed
Rule 17
- When a word or syllable ends in al or el, these letters usually form the last syllable
o Lev – el
o Us – u – al
Rule 18
- When ture and tion are at the end of a word, they make their own syllable
o Lo – tion
o Pos – ture
Rule 19
- A word should be divided between syllables at the end of a line. The hyphen (-) stays with the syllable at the end of the line
o By the time they decided to go to the supermar-
ket, it was already dark.
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