Using the chart on Sourcebook page 264, select the common division principle that best matches the following two-syllable words: system, minor, science, study, distant, planets, ce... Using the chart on Sourcebook page 264, select the common division principle that best matches the following two-syllable words: system, minor, science, study, distant, planets, center, believe, models, accept, features, people, ancient.
Understand the Problem
The question is asking us to categorize each two-syllable word according to specific syllable division principles provided in a chart. The word 'system' needs to be classified as either VC/CV, V/CV, or VC/V for syllable division, and this needs to be done for the other words listed as well.
Answer
VC/V
Answer for screen readers
The word 'system' can be classified as VC/V.
Steps to Solve
- Identify the Syllable Structure Start by breaking down the word 'system' into its syllables. The word is divided as follows:
- sys
- tem
- Determine Vowels and Consonants Next, identify the vowels and consonants in each syllable:
- In 'sys', we see that 'y' acts as a vowel, while 's' is a consonant. So we have VC (vowel + consonant).
- In 'tem', 'e' is the vowel, and 't' and 'm' are consonants, making it CVC (consonant + vowel + consonant).
- Classifying the Syllable Division Now we can classify 'system':
- Since 'sys' has the structure VC and 'tem' has CVC, we analyze if it fits any syllable division principles.
- For syllable division, we check:
- VC/CV: This is not valid for 'system' since it actually has a CVC at the end.
- V/CV: This doesn’t fit because the first syllable is not a single vowel.
- VC/V: This fits since we can see the first syllable is VC and the second syllable can reasonably be divided as follows:
- Thus, the word 'system' can be divided as VC/V (vowel + consonant / vowel).
The word 'system' can be classified as VC/V.
More Information
'Syllable division' refers to the way in which words can be split into smaller sound units. Understanding how syllables are formed with different combinations of vowels (V) and consonants (C) is key for pronunciation and spelling.
Tips
- Confusing syllable structures by not properly identifying the roles of 'y', which can act as a vowel in some cases.
- Misclassifying syllables by failing to analyze them into smaller parts, leading to incorrect vowel/consonant recognition.
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