Question

word study
final stable syllables
a syllable is a unit of pronunciation that has one vowel sound. a multisyllabic word is a word with more than one syllable.

• a final stable syllable is the last syllable in a word that ends in a consonant plus -le or in a syllable such as -tion or -sion.
• some multisyllabic words change spelling when one of these endings is added.

my turn decode, or read, each multisyllabic word with a final stable syllable. then rewrite each by dividing each syllable with slashes. then circle the final stable syllable.

1. article
2. contemptible
3. obstacle
4. superstition
5. nation
6. elevation
7. allusion
8. convulsion
9. collision
10. veneration

turn and talk identify which of the following words have a final stable syllable: motion, able, thistle, super, baffling, particle, blizzard. then pair with a partner and take turns using each of these words aloud in a sentence.

Explanation:

To determine which words have a final stable syllable, we use the definition: a final stable syllable is the last syllable ending in a consonant + -le, or -tion/-sion.

• motion: Ends with -tion (a final stable syllable type) → has final stable syllable.
• able: Ends with -ble (consonant + -le) → has final stable syllable.
• thistle: Ends with -le (consonant + -le) → has final stable syllable.
• super: Ends with -per (no -le, -tion, or -sion) → no final stable syllable.
• baffling: Ends with -ling (no -le, -tion, or -sion) → no final stable syllable.
• particle: Ends with -cle (consonant + -le) → has final stable syllable.
• blizzard: Ends with -ard (no -le, -tion, or -sion) → no final stable syllable.

Answer:

The words with a final stable syllable are: motion, able, thistle, particle.