Syllabification Rules

A(n) ________ syllable is a word or part of a word that ends in one vowel. The vowel is long or says its name.

• open
• closed
• vowel-consonant e
• r-controlled

A(n) _______ syllable is a word or part of a word that ends in at least one consonant after one vowel. The vowel makes a short sound. 

• open
• r-controlled
• vowel-consonant e
• closed

A(n) ________ syllable has 1 vowel, 1 consonant, and a final e. The e is silent and the vowel is long or says it name.

• closed
• vowel-consonant e
• r-controlled 
• vowel pair

A(n) _______ syllable is a word or part of a word that has an r after the vowel. The vowel is not short but makes an unexpected, but reliable sound.

• vowel pair
• r-controlled
• final stable
• closed

A(n) _______ syllable has two adjacent or side by side vowels. 

• final stable
• open
• closed
• vowel pair

A(n) _______ syllable is part of a word that always comes at the end of a word. It is always stable or reliable in its pronunciation and spelling.

• r-controlled
• final stable
• vowel pair
• vowel-consonant e