There are 7 types of syllables that occur in all words of an English language. Every word can be re arranged and broken down to these syllables. These 7 syllables include: closed, open, magic e, vowel teams, r-controlled, diphthongs and consonant le. So, we will focus on one at this moment: Consonant + le.
What is a Consonant Le Syllable?
The consonant+le syllable type is known as a “final stable syllable” because it can occurs only at the end of words.
When breaking the word into syllables the c+le is the ending syllable. If the first syllable ends with the vowel (e.g. bugle, cradle, cable, eagle), it is considered “open” the vowel says its long sound. If the syllable ends with a consonant (e.g. mumble, puzzle, giggle), the syllable is considered “closed” and the vowel says it’s short sound.
The -le becomes its own syllable at the end of the word. The consonant that comes before the -le always stays with the -le ending never separate the “ck”. The final vowel “e” is always silent, and it creates a new sound for the consonant+l. The schwa sound comes before the “l” and makes the /ul/ sound.
Please note that not every consonant is represented in the c+le syllable type. The consonants that can join with the final -le include: -ble, -cle, -dle, -fle, -gle, -kle, -ple, -tle, -stle, and -zle. You may find the word lists below very helpful as the words are teaching with c+le rule. It’s always nice to have a word list on hand when teaching syllable rules and practicing spelling of words to dictation.
C + Le Syllable Words List
– ble | – cle | – dle | – fle | – gle | – kle | – ple |
bible | circle | cradle | rifle | eagle | crackle | maple |
cable | uncle | ladle | stifle | bugle | tackle | topple |
noble | article | doodle | baffle | angle | freckle | sample |
table | cubicle | noodle | raffle | jangle | heckle | temple |
bobble | vehicle | poodle | sniffle | jiggle | pickle | crumple |
hobble | miracle | needle | shuffle | wiggle | fickle | ripple |
nibble | obstacle | paddle | single | tickle | cripple | |
scribble | tentacle | fiddle | tingle | crinkle | staple | |
bubble | middle | juggle | sprinkle | ample | ||
wobble | huddle | snuggle | twinkle | purple | ||
double | muddle | struggle | wrinkle | people | ||
trouble | puddle | jungle | buckle | |||
scrabble | candle | gurgle | shackle | |||
gamble | handle | |||||
tumble | bundle | |||||
ramble | waddle |
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