Word Work
Exploring words and how they are formed, spelled and sound.
VCCV & VCV Words
The syllable break in words with the VCCV spelling pattern occurs between the two and double consonants (sur-vive, ap-pear). In words with the VCV spelling pattern, a consonant between two vowels tends to go with the second vowel unless the first vowel is accented and short (open syllable: bro-ken; closed syllable: wag-on).
VCCV & VCV Words
The syllable break in words with the VCCV spelling pattern occurs between the two and double consonants (sur-vive, ap-pear). In words with the VCV spelling pattern, a consonant between two vowels tends to go with the second vowel unless the first vowel is accented and short (open syllable: bro-ken; closed syllable: wag-on).