These VC/CV syllable division worksheets help students practice breaking words into syllables using engaging activities like word lists and matching exercises.

Let’s solve the syllable division problems step by step.

We are working with VC/CV pattern words — that means we look for two consonants between two vowels, and split *between* the consonants.

Example given:
humpback → hump | back
Vowels: u, a
Consonants between them: m, p → split between m and p? Wait — actually, in “humpback”, it’s hum-p-back? No — let’s check the example again.

Wait — the example says:
> humpback → hump | back
And underlines: h u m p b a c k → labels V C C V → so vowels are u and a, consonants between are m, p, b? That doesn’t fit VC/CV.

Actually, looking at the example more carefully:

It says:
“Label the Vowels. Find the consonant blend. Underline it. Then label the Consonants. Split the word into two syllables…”

In “humpback”:
- Vowels: u, a
- Between them: m, p, b → but they underline “mp” as the consonant blend? Actually, no — in the box, it shows:

h u m p b a c k
with “u” and “a” labeled as V, and “m p” and “b” maybe? But then it splits as “hump | back”

That suggests the rule here is: when you have VCCV (vowel-consonant-consonant-vowel), you usually split BETWEEN the two consonants — unless they form a blend or digraph that stays together.

But in “humpback”, “mp” is not a common blend — actually, “hump” is one syllable, “back” is another. So perhaps the rule being taught is: if there are two consonants between two vowels, split between them — UNLESS they make a sound together (like ‘th’, ‘sh’, ‘ch’, ‘bl’, etc.).

Looking at the worksheet title: “VC/CV Syllable Division” — so likely focusing on splitting between two consonants when they’re between two vowels.

Let’s go word by word from the middle sheet (“VC/CV SYLLABLE DIVISION”):

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1. songfest

Breakdown: s o n g f e s t
Vowels: o, e
Between them: n, g, f → three consonants? Hmm.

Wait — maybe we need to find where the natural break is.

“song” + “fest” → makes sense.

Check vowels: o in “song”, e in “fest”. Between them: n, g, f — but “ng” is a digraph (makes one sound /ŋ/), so we don’t split “ng”.

So: son-g-fest? No — better: song | fest

Yes — because “ng” stays together.

So: song | fest

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2. pilgrim

p i l g r i m
Vowels: i, i
Between first i and second i: l, g, r

Look for VC/CV pattern.

After first vowel ‘i’: consonants l, g, r before next vowel ‘i’

Common split: pil | grim

Because “gr” is a blend, so we keep “gr” together.

So: pil | grim

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3. inkling

i n k l i n g
Vowels: i, i
Between them: n, k, l

Split between k and l? Because “nk” is a common ending sound, and “l” starts next syllable.

ink | ling

Yes — “ink” is a syllable, “ling” is another.

So: ink | ling

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4. plankton

p l a n k t o n
Vowels: a, o
Between them: n, k, t

“nk” is a unit, so probably: plan | kton? But “kton” isn’t right.

Wait — “plank” + “ton”

“plank” has vowel ‘a’, “ton” has vowel ‘o’

Between ‘a’ and ‘o’: n, k, t

But “nk” goes with “plan”? Plan-k-ton?

Actually, standard division: plank | ton

Because “nk” often stays with the first syllable.

So: plank | ton

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5. kingpin

k i n g p i n
Vowels: i, i
Between them: n, g, p

“ng” is a digraph → stays together.

So: king | pin

Yes — “king” and “pin”

So: king | pin

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6. ringlet

r i n g l e t
Vowels: i, e
Between them: n, g, l

“ng” is a digraph → stays with first syllable.

So: ring | let

Yes — “ring” and “let”

So: ring | let

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7. bankrupt

b a n k r u p t
Vowels: a, u
Between them: n, k, r

“nk” is a unit → so bank | rupt

“rupt” is a syllable.

Yes — bank | rupt

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Now, double-check all:

- songfest → song | fest ✔
- pilgrim → pil | grim ✔
- inkling → ink | ling ✔
- plankton → plank | ton ✔
- kingpin → king | pin ✔
- ringlet → ring | let ✔
- bankrupt → bank | rupt ✔

All follow the rule: split between consonants after accounting for blends/digraphs like “ng”, “nk”, “gr”, etc.

Final Answer:

song | fest
pil | grim
ink | ling
plank | ton
king | pin
ring | let
bank | rupt