Exploring Closed and Open Syllables

Miss Jane's tutorial explains the difference between closed and open syllables. A closed syllable has a vowel closed by a consonant, making a short sound, while an open syllable has a vowel that is not closed, allowing it to make a long sound. The tutorial includes examples and a review of both syllable types.

What is a closed syllable?

• A syllable with no vowels

• A syllable with a consonant at the end

• A syllable with a vowel at the end

• A syllable with a long vowel sound

What sound does a vowel make in a closed syllable?

• Its short sound

• No sound

• Its long sound

• A consonant sound

How do we mark a vowel in a closed syllable?

• With a macron

• With a breve

• With a tilde

• With an accent

What is the Latin term for 'short' or 'brief'?

• Breve

• Macron

• Curtus

• Longus

What is an open syllable?

• A syllable with a vowel at the end

• A syllable with a consonant at the end

• A syllable with a short vowel sound

• A syllable with no vowels

What sound does a vowel make in an open syllable?

• A consonant sound

• Its long sound

• Its short sound

• No sound

How do we mark a vowel in an open syllable?

• With a macron

• With a breve

• With an accent

• With a tilde

What is the Greek term for 'long'?

• Curtus

• Breve

• Macron

• Longus

In a closed syllable, what keeps the vowel sound short?

• A tilde

• A macron

• A consonant

• Another vowel

In an open syllable, what allows the vowel to say its long sound?

• A consonant at the end

• No consonant at the end

• A breve

• A tilde