Worksheet for dividing multi-syllable words using the VC | CV pattern.

Let's solve this worksheet step by step using the VC|CV (vowel-consonant | consonant-vowel) syllable division pattern. This rule applies when a word has a vowel-consonant-consonant-vowel pattern, and we divide between the two consonants.

🔹 Rule: VC|CV

When a word has the pattern V-C-C-V, we split it between the two consonants to form two syllables:
- First syllable: V + C
- Second syllable: C + V

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Now, let’s go through each word:

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1. summer
- Pattern: s-u-m-m-e-r → u-m | m-e-r → sum | mer ✔
2. candy
- c-a-n-d-y → a-n | d-y → can | dy ✔
3. silver
- s-i-l-v-e-r → i-l | v-e-r → sil | ver ✔
4. phantom
- p-h-a-n-t-o-m → a-n | t-o-m → phan | tom ✔
5. Monday
- M-o-n-d-a-y → o-n | d-a-y → Mon | day ✔
6. supper
- s-u-p-p-e-r → u-p | p-e-r → sup | per ✔
7. scissors
- s-c-i-s-s-o-r-s → i-s | s-o-r-s → Wait! Let’s check:
Actually, "scissors" is s-ci-s-sors, but in syllabication:
- It follows VC|CV: s-c-i | s-s-o-r-s → But better:
- The correct division is scis | sors (but that’s not standard).
Actually, "scissors" is often divided as scis | sors, but phonetically it's sis | sors?
Let's use standard syllabication:
- "scissors" = cis | sors → But no, better:
- Correct: scis | sors — but actually, it's more accurately sis | sors?
Wait:
- The word "scissors" has a double 's' and is pronounced /ˈsɪzərz/ → so it's sis | sors?
But the rule says: look for VC|CV.
- s-c-i-s-s-o-r-s → i-s | s-o-r-s → sis | sors ✔
So: sis | sors

8. publish
- p-u-b-l-i-sh → u-b | l-i-sh → pub | lish ✔
9. farmer
- f-a-r-m-e-r → a-r | m-e-r → far | mer ✔
10. velvet
- v-e-l-v-e-t → e-l | v-e-t → vel | vet ✔
11. after
- a-f-t-e-r → f-t | e-r → Wait: a-f | t-e-r → af | ter ✔
(Note: "after" is usually af | ter)
12. baggage
- b-a-g-g-a-ge → a-g | g-a-ge → bag | gage ✔
13. alter
- a-l-t-e-r → l-t | e-r → al | ter ✔
14. cryptic
- c-r-y-p-t-i-c → y-p | t-i-c → cryp | tic ✔
15. target
- t-a-r-g-e-t → a-r | g-e-t → tar | get ✔
16. blister
- b-l-i-s-t-e-r → i-s | t-e-r → blis | ter ✔
17. army
- a-r-m-y → r-m | y → arm | y ✔
(But note: "army" is one syllable? No, it's pronounced with two syllables: ar | my → Yes, ar | my)
18. ferret
- f-e-r-r-e-t → e-r | r-e-t → fer | ret ✔

Wait — the list goes from 1 to 21, but only 20 words listed? Let's count:

1. summer
2. candy
3. silver
4. phantom
5. Monday
6. supper
7. scissors
8. publish
9. farmer
10. velvet
11. after
12. baggage
13. alter
14. cryptic
15. target
16. blister
17. army
18. ferret

That’s 18 words. But the worksheet shows numbers up to 21. Let me recheck:

Actually, the worksheet has:

1. summer
2. candy
3. silver
4. phantom
5. Monday
6. supper
7. scissors
8. publish
9. farmer
10. velvet
11. after
12. baggage
13. alter
14. cryptic
15. target
16. blister
17. army
18. ferret

Then there are blank lines for 19–21, but no words? That seems like a typo or formatting issue. But based on what's shown, we’ll do the ones provided.

Wait — looking again:

It shows:

1. summer
2. candy
...
9. farmer
13. velvet
14. after
15. baggage
16. alter
17. cryptic
18. target
19. blister
20. army
21. ferret

Ah! There’s a skip from 9 to 13. So likely:

- 1–9: left column
- 13–21: right column

So total: 9 + 9 = 18 words? Wait:

1. summer
2. candy
3. silver
4. phantom
5. Monday
6. supper
7. scissors
8. publish
9. farmer
13. velvet
14. after
15. baggage
16. alter
17. cryptic
18. target
19. blister
20. army
21. ferret

So missing 10, 11, 12?

But 13 is "velvet", which should be #10? Hmm.

Wait — maybe the numbering is off. But visually, it’s:

Left column: 1–9
Right column: 13–21

So likely, the numbers are misaligned. But the words are:

Left:
1. summer
2. candy
3. silver
4. phantom
5. Monday
6. supper
7. scissors
8. publish
9. farmer

Right:
13. velvet
14. after
15. baggage
16. alter
17. cryptic
18. target
19. blister
20. army
21. ferret

So probably, the original intent was to have 21 words, but only 18 are listed. We’ll proceed with the 18 given.

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✔ Final Answers (using VC|CV rule):

1. summer → sum | mer
2. candy → can | dy
3. silver → sil | ver
4. phantom → phan | tom
5. Monday → Mon | day
6. supper → sup | per
7. scissors → sis | sors *(Note: some may write "scis | sors", but "sis | sors" fits VC|CV better)*
8. publish → pub | lish
9. farmer → far | mer
13. velvet → vel | vet
14. after → af | ter
15. baggage → bag | gage
16. alter → al | ter
17. cryptic → cryp | tic
18. target → tar | get
19. blister → blis | ter
20. army → ar | my
21. ferret → fer | ret

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🔎 Explanation of the VC|CV Rule:

- Look for the pattern: Vowel-Consonant-Consonant-Vowel
- Split between the two consonants
- Example: summer → s-u-m-m-e-r → the middle is m-m, so split after first m: sum | mer

This helps break down multi-syllabic words into manageable parts for reading and spelling.

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✔ All answers follow the VC|CV pattern.

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