Divide a word between two double letters in the middle of a word. For example, you would divide "butter" as but-ter.
Divide a word just before a single consonant in the middle of the word if the beginning of the word has a beginning long sound. For instance, you would divide the word "radar" as ra-dar. If the word has a short beginning sound, divide it after the middle consonant, as in the case of "cabin:" ca-bin.
Divide compound words between the two words as in the word "playground:" play-ground.
Divide words before prefixes and after suffixes. An example of a prefix division would be "preschool:" pre-school. An example of a suffix division would be "jumping:" jump-ing.
Divide words that have an "le" that sounds like "el" before the consonant that precedes the "le." For instance, you would divide "ramble" as ram-ble. The exception is if a word has a "ck" before the "le," in which case you would divide after the "ck" as in "chuckle:" chuck-le.