Syllable Types

What is an open syllable?

• A syllable that ends with a consonant sound and does not have a vowel sound after it.

• A syllable that ends with a consonant sound and has a vowel team sound after it.

• A syllable that ends with a short vowel sound and has a consonant sound after it.

• A syllable that ends with a long vowel sound and does not have a consonant sound after it.

Which of the following words has a vowel team syllable?

• Jackson

• Bella

• Leia

• Toby

What is a closed syllable?

• A closed syllable is a syllable that ends with a consonant sound and has a short vowel sound.

• A closed syllable is a syllable that has two consonant sounds.

• A closed syllable is a syllable that ends with a vowel sound.

• A closed syllable is a syllable that starts with a consonant sound.

Which of the following words has 2 closed syllables?

• robot

• eagle

• tiger

• walrus

What is a vowel team syllable?

• A vowel team syllable is a syllable that contains two or more consonants that work together to make a single sound.

• A vowel team syllable is a syllable that contains only one vowel.

• A vowel team syllable is a syllable that contains two or more vowels that make separate sounds.

• A vowel team syllable is a syllable that contains two letters that work together to make a single sound.

Which of the following words has a vowel team syllable?

• pencil

• wallpaper

• notebook

• subtract

What is the vowel sound in an open syllable?

• short vowel sound

• long vowel sound

• silent vowel sound

• vowel teams

What is the vowel sound in a closed syllable?

• short

• team

• silent

• long

What is the vowel sound in a vowel team syllable?

• long vowel sound

• closed vowel sound

• silent vowel sound

• short vowel sound

Which of the following words has an open syllable?

• Audrie

• Lexus

• Charles

• Nathan