A syllable juncture is a term used to describe the point at which two syllables join.  Knowing the juncture of syllables helps us learn how to spell words.  This lesson consists of words that have 1st syllables that are "open" (the 1st syllable ends with a long vowel sound as in si/lent).  The spelling pattern for these words is VCV (sILEnt).  The second spelling pattern is for words which have "closed" 1st syllables (the 1st syllable ends with a consonant as in hap/pen).  The spelling pattern for these words is VCCV (hAPPEn).  The second example, happen, has double p's, which is called a doublet.  The third set of words also has two consonants in the middle such as VCCV, but they are not doublets - they are different consonants as in bASKEt.

Sort long-vowel "open" 1st syllable words like "silent" under VCV.

Sort short-vowel "closed" 1st syllable words with doublets like "happen" under VCCV-doublets.

Sort short-vowel "closed" 1st syllable words with two different consonants like "basket" under VCCV-different.

Sort words that don't fit any category under Oddball.

CATEGORIES:   VCV          VCCV-doublets      VCCV-different     Oddballs

silent - happen - basket - matter - winter - follow - female - butter - problem - number - moment - pattern - sister - finger - bottom - chapter - fever - member - blanket - pillow - water - stupid - yellow - window