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Let's solve this VCV Syllable Patterns worksheet step by step.

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🔹 Understanding VCV Patterns

- VCV stands for Vowel-Consonant-Vowel.
- When a word has a VCV pattern, the middle consonant can help determine the vowel sound:
- VC/V (short): The first vowel is short because it's followed by a consonant and then another vowel. This means the vowel is closed by the consonant.
- V/CV (long): The first vowel is long because the consonant divides the vowels, making the first vowel long due to the open syllable rule.

> ✔ Rule:
> - In VC/V, the first vowel is short (e.g., *cat* → "a" is short).
> - In V/CV, the first vowel is long (e.g., *cake* → "a" is long).

We need to sort the words based on whether the first syllable follows VC/V (short vowel) or V/CV (long vowel).

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🔹 List of Words

Given words:

1. given
2. finish
3. pilot
4. talent
5. cabin
6. total
7. salad
8. famous
9. minus
10. music

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🔹 Step-by-Step Analysis

Let’s analyze each word for its syllable division and vowel sound.

#### 1. given
- Syllables: gi / ven
- Pattern: g-i-v-en → i is followed by v (consonant), then e (vowel) → VC/V
- But wait: "given" = giv-en → i is in VC/V → short i?
- However, "given" is pronounced with a short i sound → VC/V (short) ✔

#### 2. finish
- fin / ish
- f-i-n-ish → i followed by n (consonant), then i (vowel) → VC/V
- "i" is short → VC/V (short) ✔

#### 3. pilot
- pi / lot
- p-i-lot → i followed by l (consonant), then o (vowel) → VC/V
- "i" is long? Wait — actually, "pi" is pronounced like "pie" → long i
- So, i is long → this must be V/CV → split as pi / lot
- So: V/CV (long) ✔

#### 4. talent
- ta / lent
- t-a-l-ent → a followed by l (consonant), then e (vowel) → VC/V
- But "a" is pronounced as long a? No — in talent, "a" is short (like in "tap")
- So: VC/V (short) ✔

Wait — let's double-check pronunciation:
- talent = ta-lent → "a" is short → VC/V (short) ✔

#### 5. cabin
- ca / bin
- c-a-b-in → a followed by b (consonant), then i (vowel) → VC/V
- "a" is short → VC/V (short) ✔

#### 6. total
- to / tal
- t-o-t-al → o followed by t (consonant), then a (vowel) → VC/V
- "o" is short → VC/V (short) ✔

#### 7. salad
- sa / lad
- s-a-l-ad → a followed by l (consonant), then a (vowel) → VC/V
- "a" is short → VC/V (short) ✔

But wait: "salad" is pronounced "sa-lad", with short a → yes → VC/V (short) ✔

#### 8. famous
- fa / mous
- f-a-m-ous → a followed by m (consonant), then o (vowel) → VC/V
- "a" is short → VC/V (short) ✔

#### 9. minus
- mi / nus
- m-i-nus → i followed by n (consonant), then u (vowel) → VC/V
- "i" is short → VC/V (short) ✔

#### 10. music
- mu / sic
- m-u-sic → u followed by s (consonant), then i (vowel) → VC/V
- But "u" in mu is pronounced long u → like "you"
- So, "mu" is long → V/CV (long) ✔

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🔹 Final Sorting

Now let's group them.

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✔ VC/V (short vowel):

- given – short i
- finish – short i
- talent – short a
- cabin – short a
- total – short o
- salad – short a
- famous – short a
- minus – short i

✔ That’s 8 words

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✔ V/CV (long vowel):

- pilot – long i ("pi")
- music – long u ("mu")

✔ That’s 2 words

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📝 Final Answer:

#### VC/V (short):
- given
- finish
- talent
- cabin
- total
- salad
- famous
- minus

#### V/CV (long):
- pilot
- music

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✔ Completed Worksheet:

```
VC/V (short)
___________
given
finish
talent
cabin
total
salad
famous
minus

V/CV (long)
___________
pilot
music
```

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💡 Summary:

- VC/V = short vowel (vowel-consonant-vowel, but the first vowel is short)
- V/CV = long vowel (vowel split from consonant-vowel, so first vowel is long)

This exercise helps students recognize how syllable division affects vowel sounds!