Syllable Types Flashcard

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Closed syllable

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A closed syllable is a syllable that ends with a consonant sound.

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Example of a word with a closed syllable.

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cat

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What is an open syllable?

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An open syllable is a syllable that ends with a vowel sound and does not have a consonant sound after it.

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Provide an example of a word with an open syllable.

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me

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What is a vowel-consonant-e syllable?

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A vowel-consonant-e syllable is a syllable that follows the pattern of a vowel, followed by a consonant, and then an 'e' at the end.

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Example of a word with a vowel-consonant-e syllable.

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cake

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What are vowel team syllables?

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Syllables that contain two or more vowels that work together to make a single sound.

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Example of a word with a vowel team syllable: coat, boat, moat, goat

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boat

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What are r-controlled syllables?

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Syllables in which the vowel sound is influenced or controlled by the letter 'r'.

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Example of a word with an r-controlled syllable.

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bird