Open Syllables

How would you divide this word into syllables: Local

• Local

• Lo/cal

• Loc/al

• Loca/l

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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How would you divide this word into syllables: Humor

• Hum

• Hum/or

• Hu/mor

• H/umor

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

How would you divide this word into syllables: Vacant

• Va/cant

• Va/acant

• Vac/ant

• V/cant

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

How would you divide this word into syllables: Punish

• Pun/ish

• Pu/nish

• P/unish

• Puni/sh

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

How would you divide this word into syllables: Closet

• Cl/oset

• Clos/et

• Clo/et

• Clo/set

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

Why are all of these words open-syllables?

• When broken into syllables, the vowel is left open (or says it's name)

• When broken into syllables, the vowel is closed (or says the short sound)

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

When you break up the word tulip into syllables, what sound will the first vowel U make?

• No sounds at all

• The short sound like "up"

• The long sound like "tune"

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D