Closed Syllable Exceptions

Closed Syllable Exceptions

Closed Syllables

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You've learned about the rules with closed syllables. When a syllable ends with a consonant the vowel makes the short sound.

However, there are exceptions to this rule!

Exceptions

ind, ild, old, oll, olt, and ost

Closed syllable exceptions are a group of words with chunks that look like closed syllables but have a long vowel sound rather than a short vowel sound as you would expect.

History

For example: Wilde is now wild, moult is now molt, and mould is now mold.

Why do some closed syllables make long vowel sounds? This is because syllable exceptions come from Anglo-Saxon or Old English spelling patterns!

Let's Practice!

​Molt

Let's Practice!

​Sing

Let's Practice!

​Think

Let's Practice!

​Find

Let's Practice!

​Drank

Let's Practice!

​Gold

Match

Match the following

ghost

wing

bolt

drink

sink

• ghost

• wing

• bolt

• drink

• sink

​That's it! Keep practicing long vowel closed syllables!