In this edition, Black History Month and Final Syllable Type
Consonant -le are highlighted.
A consonant -le syllable is a final syllable with one consonant followed by l and silent e. It always
occurs at the end of a word. This syllable type contains the schwa sound, which is common in
words with more than one syllable and is pronounced /uh/. Words that end with a consonant -le
are always multisyllabic words. Let's practice reading a few words with this syllable type!
1. Decoders first need to look for a consonant -le at the end of a word and draw a box around it.
Because readers know the sound of the consonant and -le, let's focus on the first syllable!
2. Find the vowel in the first syllable.
3. Look beside the vowel.
4. Determine the syllable type.
5. Read the syllable.
6. Put the two syllables together and read.
