Understanding Open and Closed Syllables

What is a syllable?

• A group of words with similar meanings

• A single sound of a spoken or written unbroken word

• A sentence with multiple clauses

• A paragraph with a single idea

Which of the following is an example of an open syllable?

• Sit

• Dog

• Me

• Cat

What is the characteristic of a closed syllable?

• Is always a single letter

• Contains two vowels

• Ends with a consonant and has a short sound

• Ends with a vowel and has a long sound

Which word is a closed syllable?

• Mud

• High

• Be

• Go

Identify the type of syllable in the word 'jet'.

• Open syllable

• Closed syllable

• Neither open nor closed

• Both open and closed