VCCCV Syllable Pattern

• bl

• br

• cl

• cr

​Blend-when several consonants are together but each make their own sound.

• sh

• kn

• ch

• ph

​Digraph-2 letters together that make 1 sound

• wr

• ck

• ss

• tch

• dr

• fr

• tr

• fl

• gl

• gr

• pl

• pr

• sl

• sm

• sp

• st

How to split 3 consonants

1. Keep consonant digraphs together (sh, ch, ck, th, wh), do NOT split them up.

dish/pan

                                                        V C C /  C  V

2. If there are 3 consonant letters between 2 separated vowels, keep common blends together. Be flexible in your decoding.

gum/drop  hand/bag

                              V   C  /   C C  V              V C C  /  C  V

3.  If you can make the blend both ways, remember that in most cases, the blend will go with the second syllable.

hun/dred

bob/sled

tan/trum