IXL | Segment two-syllable words: open and closed syllables

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

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

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

To segment a word, first find the vowels. Remember, y can be a vowel.

napkin

happy

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

hap | py

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

If there is only one consonant between the vowels, you can divide the word before or after the consonant. Dividing after the consonant makes the first syllable have a short vowel sound. Dividing before the consonant makes the first syllable have a long vowel sound.

rob | in

ro | bot

solution

This word has two vowel letters.

robot

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