 To use our knowledge of syllable patterns to decode longer words!

 Look at these words and listen to me read them:  turtle pinacle  tur/tle pin/a/cle  Remember: ◦ In these words the 1 st syllable received the stress ◦ The 2 nd syllable is unaccented (or unstressed) and the vowel sound is pronounced as a schwa (neither long nor short, but sounds similar to /ŭ/) ◦ Divide the word into syllables before the consonant plus le. ◦ Pronounce the final vowel sound as a schwa Consonant plus le ( review of lesson 6 )

 Look at these words and listen to me read them:  pretty collect  Notice that these words have two vowels that are the same in the middle (double medial consonants)  Remember: ◦ The double consonants in the middle stand for one sound, and the words are divided into syllables between the 2 consonants. ◦ Turn and tell your partner where to divide the words above into syllables and decide how many syllables there are. ◦ pret/ty col/lect

 Look at these words and listen to me read them:  thunder usher  The two medial consonants (consonants in the middle) are different.  Remember: ◦ When each middle consonant stands for its own sound, as in thunder, the syllables are divided between the 2 consonants ◦ When the two middle consonants combine to make one sound, like the sh in usher, the two consonants stay together in the same syllable. ◦ Turn to your partner and divide the 2 words above into syllables. ◦ thun/der ush/er

 If the two consonants in the middle combine to make one new sound (th, sh, ph, ch, ck, wr, etc.) then the two consonants stay together in the same syllable.  BUT- if the two consonants in the middle are the same (bb, dd, ll, etc.) and are making one sound, then divide the word between the two consonants.  Remember- we are learning these general rules to help us read unfamiliar words!!

 Look at these words and listen to me read them:  harsher subtract  Notice the 3 consonants in the middle of both of these words  When one consonant stands for 1 sound and the other 2 consonants stand for 1 sound, like the sh in harsher, the syllables are divided between the two sounds.  When one consonant stands for 1 sound and the other 2 consonants form a blend, like the tr in subtract, the syllables are divided before or after the blend.  With your partner break the two above words into syllables- tell your partner which two letters make a blend and where to break the word into syllables. up/hol/ster ten/dril

grapple buffer quintuplets congressional grap/ple buf/fer quin/tup/lets con/gres/sion/al Consonant +leDouble consonant 1 sound Medial consonants- 2 different sounds 3 medial consonants- gr-blend stays together

 Use your knowledge of ___________ to decode ________ words.

 Use your knowledge of syllable patterns to decode longer words.