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title: "Syllables (age 6+)"
description: "Decode words of two or more syllables by breaking them into syllable chunks, applying knowledge that every syllable must contain a vowel sound, and blending the parts together"
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# Syllables (age 6+)

Decode words of two or more syllables by breaking them into syllable chunks, applying knowledge that every syllable must contain a vowel sound, and blending the parts together

Subject: English · Area: Phonics & Word Reading · Ages 6 to 9
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/syllables-age-6-mt_kVzAFMuFc4

## Ready when they can

- Read 'rabbit', 'thunder', 'fantastic' by breaking into syllable chunks and blending
- Clap or tap syllables in a multi-syllable word, then read each chunk before blending
- Identify that every syllable must contain a vowel sound

## Lesson: Reading long words by their syllable chunks

You already know how to clap the syllable beats in a word. Now you can use that same skill to read big words. Split the word into its syllable chunks, read each chunk on its own, then blend the chunks together to say the whole word.

Every syllable chunk has one vowel sound inside it. When you are not sure where to split a word, look for the vowels. Each vowel usually marks a new chunk.

*(drawing: Clap 'rabbit': rab-bit. Read each chunk, then blend: rabbit.)*

**Example.** Look at 'fantastic'. Clap it and you feel three beats: fan-tas-tic. Read fan, then tas, then tic. Blend them together and you get fantastic.

**Recap.** Split a long word into syllable chunks, check that each chunk has a vowel sound, then blend the chunks to read the whole word.

## Practice

24 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Blending Sounds to Read Words](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/blending-sounds-to-read-words-mt__KHQttMde3)
- [Alternative Spellings for Known Sounds](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/alternative-spellings-for-known-sounds-mt_OgJPbGkrYk)
- [Syllables](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/syllables-mt_UvNrOXny1i)

## Opens up

- [Decoding unfamiliar words](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/decoding-unfamiliar-words-mt_14OR-MhGJ9)