Unlocking the Secret to Reading:

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1 Unlocking the Secret to Reading:
The Keys to the Six Basic Syllable Spelling Patterns

2 All English words use some of these 26 letters.
Opening the Door to Reading! The English alphabet has 26 letters. All English words use some of these 26 letters.

3 In the alphabet: letters are consonants that have only one sound b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,x,y,z

4 In the alphabet, 5 letters are special:
- 5 letters are vowels that have two sounds (long and short) a e i o u

5 The key to reading and spelling all words:
All words have at least one vowel. happy the key book remember tip a school

6 All words have syllables.
Syllables are word parts. Reading is easy if you can break words up into small parts (syllables). re – mem – ber remember

7 All you need to know are the six syllable rules!
Use the Keys to Unlock and Read New Words! All you need to know are the six syllable rules!

8 The Six Basic Syllable Types:
Closed Syllables Open Syllables Vowel-Silent e Syllables Vowel Team Syllables r-Controlled Syllables Consonant + le Syllables

9 bed mat happy Closed Syllables A closed syllable has one vowel in the
syllable and ends with a consonant. The vowel sound is usually a short sound. bed mat happy (Your lips are mostly closed when you say the final consonant sound.)

10 Open Syllables ti- ger hu-man ba-con do-nut
An open syllable ends with a vowel sound. The vowel sound is usually a long sound. ti- ger hu-man ba-con do-nut (Your mouth is open when you say the long vowel sound.)

11 Vowel-Silent e (Vce) Syllable
Each syllable has only one vowel sound. When a syllable has two vowels, the first vowel usually makes a long sound, and the second vowel is silent. bake bike pile cube rope

12 Vowel Team Syllables team mail play shout a e
Two vowels are side-by-side. The first vowel says its name. The second vowel is silent. Sometimes the two vowels make a whole new sound. team mail play shout a e

13 r-Controlled Syllables
When a vowel is followed by the letter r, the sound of the two letters changes. park store her girl hurt remember Bossy r Silent vowel

14 ta-ble den-tal ren-tal pic-kle nic-kel lit-tle s c r a m - ble
Consonant + le Syllables A consonant + le, al, or el is usually the last syllable in a word. ta-ble den-tal ren-tal pic-kle nic-kel lit-tle s c r a m - ble

15 You now know the six major syllable types of the English language.
Congratulations! You now know the six major syllable types of the English language. Happy Reading!!!!