Fundations Unit 7

Fundations Unit 7

open and closed syllables

Open syllable claps are sounds that have a vowel sound at the end of the syllable clap

Here are some open syllable words

examples: she, go, fly, me, to

Closed syllables claps are sounds that end in a consonant clap

Multiple Choice

Which one of these words are open syllable

• Shy

• sad

The answer was SHY

This is because the Y at the end of the syllable clap made a VOWEL sound

Multiple Choice

Which one of these words are closed syllable

• goat

• flea

The answer was goat

This is because the word has a constant at the end of the clap

Both 'shy' and 'goat' have one syllable. How do we determine open and closed syllables with more than one syllable?

We all know what syllables are so let's practice counting how many syllables there are in a word

Multiple Choice

How many syllables are in the word : ROBOT?

• one

• two

• three

The answer was two . When broken apart the word robot is, Ro- bot

The 'ro' is open syllable and the 'bot' is closed.

The 'ro' is open because the 'o' sound is a vowel sound

The 'bot'' is closed because the 't' sound is a consonant sound

Multiple Choice

How many syllables in the word : SILENT?

• one

• two

• three

The answer was two. When broken apart the word silent is , Si - lent

The 'si' is open syllable and the 'lent' is closed

Multiple Choice

How many syllables in the word : HAMBURGER

• one

• two

• three

The answer was three. When broken apart the word hamburger is, Ham-bur-ger.

Look at the broken apart ham-bur-ger. Do you see any open syllable claps?

NO

All the claps in hamburger are closed.

Multiple Choice

How many syllables in the word : BUTTERFLY

• one

• two

• three

The answer was three. When broken apart the word butterfly is, But-ter-fly

The 'but' is closed

The 'ter' is closed

And the 'fly' is open.

We now know the difference between open and closed syllable.