Decoding Multi-Syllable Words: Open Syllables and Long Vowels

What is a characteristic of an open syllable?

• It has no vowel sound.

• It contains a short vowel sound.

• It ends with a consonant.

• It ends with a vowel and has a long vowel sound.

Which of the following words is an example of a closed syllable?

• Paper

• Cat

• Idea

• Highway

How should the word 'spider' be split into syllables to identify the open syllable?

• Sp-i-der

• Spi-der

• Spid-er

• S-pider

What is the correct syllable split for the word 'snowglobe' to identify the open syllable?

• Snow-globe

• Sno-wglobe

• Snowg-lobe

• Sn-owglobe

In the word 'unusual', where should the split occur to correctly identify the open syllable?

• U-nusual

• Unus-ual

• Un-usual

• Unu-sual