Word Study
Knowing the spelling patterns and syllables that make up every English word, and understanding roots and affixes are skills learned in 4th grade. These are lifelong skills that are important in advanced vocabulary in science and math. We will be studying syllable types, spelling patterns, roots and affixes, and will even be learning Greek and Latin roots!
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Seven Types of English Syllables
Knowing how to break words apart into syllables and the spelling patterns of each syllable is a skill we use throughout our lives to sound out and spell words correctly. In 4th grade we will be reviewing each syllable type and learn how to identify the syllables in multisyllabic words. This will help our reading (especially in Science, and our ability to sound out and spell words in our writing.) There are types of syllables that refer to how the vowel in that syllable is treated. 1. Closed syllable (ex: not) 2. Open syllable (ex: no) 3. Silent syllable, also known as a vowel consonant silent e (ex: note) 4. Combined syllable, also known as a vowel pair (ex: nail, bear, food) 5. Vowel dipthongs, where vowels are combined to make a new sound (ex: toy, voice) 6. Controlled syllable (ex: bird, fur, hard) 7. Consonant syllable (ex: table, turtle) when the final syllable is created with a consonant + e at the end of the word.
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