High Frequency Syllable Cards
ing
er
1
ter
2
tion
4
3
re
ver
5
ex
6
bout
7
com
ple
9
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un
der
11
num
12
ble
13
ment
14
ture
15
est
16
dis
17
im
fi
19
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em
21
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Reading by Syllables Phonics Intervention
Six Syllable Types
Closed Syllable
Open Syllable
(CVC: ends with a consonant and
the vowel is usually short)
(CV: ends with a vowel and
the vowel is usually long)
cat, man
me, be
Silent e Syllable
R-controlled Syllable
(CVCe: ends with a silent e and
the previous vowel is usually long
(Vr: has a vowel followed by an r and
the vowel makes a sound influenced by
the r)
ate, lope
car, ber
Vowel Pair Syllable
Consonant + le Syllable
(CVV, CVVC: has two vowels together in
one syllable and the vowels make the
(C+le: has a consonant followed by l and
same sound they would in a one syllable
e)
word)
boy, oat
ple, tle
Prefixes and suffixes are also syllables.
pre-, -tion
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Reading by Syllables Phonics Intervention
Common Prefixes and Suffixes and Their Meanings
Prefix
Meaning
unrein-, im-, -il, -ir
disen-, emnonovermissubpreinterforedetranssupersemiantimidunder-
not; reversal of action or state
again
not, without; in, into, towards, inside
negation, removal, expulsion
put into or on; bring into the condition of; intensify
absence, negation
excessively, completely; upper, outer, over, above
bad, erroneous, lack of
at a lower position; lower in rank; nearly,
approximately
before in time, place, order of importance
between, among
before, front, preceding, superior
down, away; completely; removal, reversal
across, beyond; into a different state
over, above, to a very high degree
half, partly
opposing, against, the opposite
middle
too little; beneath, below; lower in rank
Suffix
Meaning
-er, -or
-ion, -tion, -ation, ition
-able, -ible
-al, -ial
-y
-ness
-ity, -ty
-ment
person who (noun suffix)
act of, result of
-ic
-ous, -ious, -eous
-en
-ive, -tive, -ative
-ful
-less
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able to be
pertaining to
full of, characterized by
denoting quality or state
expressing quality or state
denoting action or resulting state; a product or
means
having some characteristics of, in the style of
possessing, full of
made of, make
like
full of
lacking
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Frequency of
Usage
26%
14%
11%
7%
4%
4%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
2%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
Frequency of
Usage
4%
4%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%