2a Long a, Fourth Rule of Syllabication The long a sound is easy to learn because it says its own name. Do you remember the pattern of vowelconsonante syllables? The first vowel is long, followed by a consonant and a silent e. The silent e has the power to make the first vowel long. Mark it like this: lāte̷. Say the following words and listen to the long a sound in each of them. 1. made
2. cake
3. ate
4. grape
Read the words below and mark the vowels. Write the name of the syllable next to each one. Use the abbreviation cl for closed syllables and the abbreviation vce for vowelconsonante syllables. Then read the words. 1. made ____ 5. stamp ____
9. blade ____
13. snack ____
17. brave ____
2. mad ____ 6. shape ____
10. flask ____
14. blaze ____
18. scrape ____
3. back ____ 7. plate ____
11. skate ____
15. plant ____
19. scrap ____
4. bake ____ 8. ants ____
12. snake ____
16. quake ____
20. strand ____
Fourth Rule of Syllabication
Divide a vowelconsonante syllable after the silent e.
Highlight the vowels in the following words and draw a red line between the syllables. Then draw a line from the first syllable of each word to the correct syllable abbreviation on the left. Next, draw a line from the second syllable of each word to the correct syllable abbreviation on the right. Finally, read the words. cl
pref
vce
inflate takeoff stalemate handmade engrave blameless shameful exhale makeshift
cl
s
vce
On the back, write five rhyming words for save, five for late, and five for cake.