Consonantle 6 4 A new syllable type Syllable

Consonant-le 6. 4 –A new syllable type

Syllable types so far… • Closed – a syllable that ends in a consonant or group of consonants, causing the vowel sound to be short. – Bĕd c bĕnd c • Vowel-consonant-e – a syllable that ends in a silent e, changing the vowel to a long sound. – Hōpe v-c

Syllable types so far… • open – a syllable that ends in a vowel causing the vowel sound to be long. – Prō|tĕst o c We also learned y as a vowel i e Fly hăp|py o c o

Now a new syllable type – consonant-le • The sounds that make the word apple /ă//p/ /p//l/ Apple has two syllables, the first closed syllable, and the second syllable which has no vowel sound. This syllable type can only be at the end of a word.

Now a new syllable type – consonant-le • The consonant-le syllable has a silent e at the end, because a syllable has to have a vowel. • Apple has two of the letter “p” to keep the letter “a” short. Each “p” makes a sound. Ap|ple What sound would it make with only one letter “p”?

Combined with open or closed syllables • Maple (notice one “p”) • Mā|ple o -le • Ruffle (notice two “f”s) • Rŭf|fle c -le Look at the number of consonants to determine the vowel sounds

The Castle Rule • Every syllable has an exception and we call this one the castle. • When you read the word castle, what sounds do you hear? /c/ /ă/ /s/ /l/ • In this word, as well as other stle words, the t is also silent. • Căs|tle c -le

Come to the board and mark the syllables • • fumble bundle crumble twinkle gable guzzle cradle • • raffle scribble tickle ruffle dangle stable stumble

Come to the board and mark the syllables • • drizzle whistle hustle bugle tangle fiddle snuggle • • jumble candle trample jingle juggle grumble saddle