Module 13, Session 5, Activity 2

Layers of Language:
Anglo-Saxon Syllable Patterns

Marcia K. Henry, Ph. D.
Professor Emerita,
San Jose State University

~ Module 13, Session 5~
Activity 2

Your instructor will repeat a number of words and count the syllables (e.g., muskrat (2), cheerfully (3) articulate (4), multisensory (5), green (1), provision (3), humor (2), and articulation (5)).

Divide the following words into syllables, and mark the vowel sounds as long or short. The macron (-) is the mark for long vowels, and the breve symbol ( ) marks the short vowel.

mitten	tennis	combat	cupid
hobo	begin	campus	kindred
simple	shatter	grumble	plywood
grimy	cabin	pilot	thunder

NOTE: Give high school students lists of words from student’s literature, text books, brochures, newspapers, and other grade level reading material for practice dividing words into syllables.