Syllable Types

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What is a closed syllable?

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A closed syllable ends with a consonant and has a short vowel sound, e.g., 'cat', 'dog'.

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What is a vowel-consonant-e (v-e) syllable?

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A v-e syllable has a vowel followed by a consonant and then an 'e' at the end, which makes the vowel long, e.g., 'cake', 'rope'.

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What is an open syllable?

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An open syllable ends with a vowel and has a long vowel sound, e.g., 'he', 'go'.

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What is an r-controlled syllable?

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An r-controlled syllable has a vowel followed by the letter 'r', which changes the vowel sound, e.g., 'car', 'her'.

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What is a closed syllable exception?

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A closed syllable exception is a syllable that ends with a consonant but has a long vowel sound, e.g., 'find'.

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Give an example of a closed syllable.

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An example of a closed syllable is 'clump'.

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Give an example of a v-e syllable.

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An example of a v-e syllable is 'brake'.

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What is the vowel sound in a closed syllable?

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The vowel sound in a closed syllable is usually short.

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What happens to the vowel in a v-e syllable?

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The vowel in a v-e syllable is usually long.

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How do you identify an open syllable?

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An open syllable is identified by ending in a vowel and having a long vowel sound.