Spelling VC/CV closed syllables

What is a syllable?

• A group of letters that has one vowel sound.

• A word with a long vowel sound.

• A word or part of a word.

• A word with a silent e at the end.

What is a closed syllable?

• A word that has only one vowel.

• The vowel is short.

• A word the ends in a vowel.

• A word that ends in a consonant.

Mark all words that have a closed syllable.

• cle

• min

• tume

• prob

True or False

When qu is found in a word, the u does not have a vowel sound and will always be followed by a vowel.

• True

• False

Choose the correct word for the definition.

kind of desert plant

• talcum

• convict

• cactus

• mascot

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chance for someone to win

• contact

• hectic

• nutmeg

• contest

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thinking only of oneself

• selfish

• talcum

• publish

• until

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type of powder

• attic

• quintet

• talcum

• address

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a group of five

• attic

• quintet

• insect

• hectic

True or False

A schwa sound is when two closed syllables make a one-syllable word.

• True

• False