JW Syllable Types!

What kind of syllable is "brost?"

• closed syllable (1 SHORT vowel with at least 1 consonant closing it in)

• closed syllable exception (closed syllable with a LONG vowel - there are 5 of these!)

• vowel-consonant-e syllable (has 1 vowel followed by 1 consonant and then a silent "e")

• vowel-consonant-e syllable exception (vowel-consonant-e syllable with a SHORT vowel - there's only one of these!)

What kind of syllable is "time?"

• closed syllable (1 SHORT vowel with at least 1 consonant closing it in)

• closed syllable exception (closed syllable with a LONG vowel - there are 5 of these!)

• vowel-consonant-e syllable (has 1 vowel followed by 1 consonant and then a silent "e")

• vowel-consonant-e syllable exception (vowel-consonant-e syllable with a SHORT vowel - there's only one of these!)

What kind of syllable is "shrink?"

• closed syllable (1 SHORT vowel with at least 1 consonant closing it in)

• closed syllable exception (closed syllable with a LONG vowel - there are 5 of these!)

• vowel-consonant-e syllable (has 1 vowel followed by 1 consonant and then a silent "e")

• vowel-consonant-e syllable exception (vowel-consonant-e syllable with a SHORT vowel - there's only one of these!)

What kind of syllable is "grind?"

• closed syllable (1 SHORT vowel with at least 1 consonant closing it in)

• closed syllable exception (closed syllable with a LONG vowel - there are 5 of these!)

• vowel-consonant-e syllable (has 1 vowel followed by 1 consonant and then a silent "e")

• vowel-consonant-e syllable exception (vowel-consonant-e syllable with a SHORT vowel - there's only one of these!)

What kind of syllable is "dress?"

• closed syllable (1 SHORT vowel with at least 1 consonant closing it in)

• closed syllable exception (closed syllable with a LONG vowel - there are 5 of these!)

• vowel-consonant-e syllable (has 1 vowel followed by 1 consonant and then a silent "e")

• vowel-consonant-e syllable exception (vowel-consonant-e syllable with a SHORT vowel - there's only one of these!)

What kind of syllable is "tide?"

• closed syllable (1 SHORT vowel with at least 1 consonant closing it in)

• closed syllable exception (closed syllable with a LONG vowel - there are 5 of these!)

• vowel-consonant-e syllable (has 1 vowel followed by 1 consonant and then a silent "e")

• vowel-consonant-e syllable exception (vowel-consonant-e syllable with a SHORT vowel - there's only one of these!)

What kind of syllable is "blank?"

• closed syllable (1 SHORT vowel with at least 1 consonant closing it in)

• closed syllable exception (closed syllable with a LONG vowel - there are 5 of these!)

• vowel-consonant-e syllable (has 1 vowel followed by 1 consonant and then a silent "e")

• vowel-consonant-e syllable exception (vowel-consonant-e syllable with a SHORT vowel - there's only one of these!)

What kind of syllable is "throne?"

• closed syllable (1 SHORT vowel with at least 1 consonant closing it in)

• closed syllable exception (closed syllable with a LONG vowel - there are 5 of these!)

• vowel-consonant-e syllable (has 1 vowel followed by 1 consonant and then a silent "e")

• vowel-consonant-e syllable exception (vowel-consonant-e syllable with a SHORT vowel - there's only one of these!)

What kind of syllable is "give?"

• closed syllable (1 SHORT vowel with at least 1 consonant closing it in)

• closed syllable exception (closed syllable with a LONG vowel - there are 5 of these!)

• vowel-consonant-e syllable (has 1 vowel followed by 1 consonant and then a silent "e")

• vowel-consonant-e syllable exception (vowel-consonant-e syllable with a SHORT vowel - there's only one of these!)

What kind of syllable is "Steve?"

• closed syllable (1 SHORT vowel with at least 1 consonant closing it in)

• closed syllable exception (closed syllable with a LONG vowel - there are 5 of these!)

• vowel-consonant-e syllable (has 1 vowel followed by 1 consonant and then a silent "e")

• vowel-consonant-e syllable exception (vowel-consonant-e syllable with a SHORT vowel - there's only one of these!)