Types of Syllables

Syllable Types

Syllables are... ”Word chunks,"

letter or letters that are said together;

each syllable must have one vowel

Methods for finding syllables

• Clap

• Hand under your jaw

• Humm

Practice finding syllables

• Pump kin

• El e phant

• Pa per

• Croc o dile

Open Ended

How many syllables are in your name?

There are 6 different syllable types

• Closed syllable

• Open syllable

• Vowel-consonant E syllable

• Vowel team syllable

• Consonant “le” syllable

• R-controlled syllable

Closed

Ends with one or more consonants

Vowel is short

ex: dog Bookshelf

Open Syllable

Ends with a vowel

vowel is long

ex. No Croc o dile

Vowel-Consonant-E Syllable

a vowel followed by a consonant then an E

the vowel is long

also called “magic E”

ex. Five Drove

R-Controlled

A vowel followed by an R

Also called “bossy R”

ex. Fort Father

Vowel Team

Two or more vowels together that make one sound

ex. Rain Mermaid

Consonant-le

Ends in a consonant followed by -le

this one is always at the end of a word

ex. Candle saddle

Multiple Choice

What syllable type is in the word “go?”

• Open

• Closed

• Consonant-le

Multiple Choice

What syllable type is in the word “lake”

• V-C-E

• Closed

• Open

• Vowel Team

Multiple Choice

What syllable type is in the word “see”

• R Controlled

• Consonant-le

• Vowel team

Multiple Choice

Which word contains a vowel-r syllable?

• scene

• cart

• place

• job

Multiple Choice

Which word has a consonant-le syllable?

• d) elephant

• c) monkey

• b) turtle

• a) kitten