IXL | Segment two-syllable words | 1st grade language arts

This is the word kitten. Find all of the vowel letters in this word.

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This is the word basket. Find all of the vowel letters in this word.

Words are made up of syllables. Each syllable has one vowel sound.

To segment a word, first find the vowels.

napkin

Then, divide the word into syllables. If there are two consonants between the vowels, you can usually divide the word between the consonants.

nap | kin

When you split this word between the two middle consonants, each syllable has one vowel sound, and the first syllable has a short vowel sound.

If the two consonants between the vowels are a digraph, they usually stay together.

pack | et

If there are three consonants between the vowels, keep two of the consonants together.

back | pack

drum | stick

This word has two vowel letters.

basket

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