Separating Double Consonants Worksheet - Free Printable

To separate these words into syllables, we look for the double consonants (two of the same letter together) or consonant blends that act as a bridge between vowel sounds. The general rule is to split the word right between those two consonants.

Here is the step-by-step breakdown for each word:

1. tomorrow: Look at the double 'r'. Split between them.
* to-mor-row
2. suppose: Look at the double 'p'. Split between them.
* sup-pose
3. scissors: Look at the double 's' in the middle. Split between them.
* scis-sors
4. appear: Look at the double 'p'. Split between them.
* ap-pear
5. difficult: Look at the double 'f'. Split between them.
* dif-fi-cult
6. barricade: Look at the double 'r'. Split between them.
* bar-ri-cade
7. usually: This one is tricky. It splits after the 'u', then before the 'a', and finally before the 'lly'.
* u-su-al-ly
8. embarrass: Look at the double 'r' and the double 's'. Split between both pairs.
* em-bar-rass
9. mirror: Look at the double 'r'. Split between them.
* mir-ror
10. patterning: Look at the double 't' and the double 'n'. Split between both pairs.
* pat-ter-nin-g (Note: Often taught as pat-tern-ing, but strictly separating double consonants gives pat-ter-nin-g. However, standard syllabification for this level is usually pat-tern-ing). Let's stick to the visible double consonants rule shown in the example "wheelbarrow".
* Wait, let's re-evaluate #10 based on the simple "split the double consonant" rule.
* p-a-t-t-e-r-n-i-n-g. Double 't' -> pat-ter. Double 'n' -> nin-g? No, usually it's pattern-ing. Let's look at the others.
* Actually, for "patterning", the root is "pattern". Pattern splits as pat-tern. Adding -ing makes it pat-ter-ning? Or pat-tern-ing?
* Let's look at standard elementary rules: VCCV pattern (Vowel-Consonant-Consonant-Vowel). You split between the two consonants.
* pa-tt-er -> pat-ter.
* er-ni-ng? No.
* Let's look at patterning: p-a-t-t-e-r-n-i-n-g.
* Split at tt: pat-ter...
* Split at nn? There is only one 'n' followed by 'i' then 'n' then 'g'. Wait, the word is p-a-t-t-e-r-n-i-n-g. There are no double 'n's. It is t-t and n is single.
* Ah, I misread "patterning" as having double n. It has double t.
* So: pat-ter-ning.

Let's re-verify all:
1. tomorrow -> to-mor-row (double r)
2. suppose -> sup-pose (double p)
3. scissors -> scis-sors (double s)
4. appear -> ap-pear (double p)
5. difficult -> dif-fi-cult (double f)
6. barricade -> bar-ri-cade (double r)
7. usually -> u-su-al-ly (This doesn't have double consonants to split in the same way, but follows syllable breaks. u-su-al-ly is standard.)
8. embarrass -> em-bar-rass (double r, double s)
9. mirror -> mir-ror (double r)
10. patterning -> pat-ter-ning (double t)

Final Answer:
1. to-mor-row
2. sup-pose
3. scis-sors
4. ap-pear
5. dif-fi-cult
6. bar-ri-cade
7. u-su-al-ly
8. em-bar-rass
9. mir-ror
10. pat-ter-ning