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Miss Epler introduces a lesson on marking multisyllabic words with closed and V-e syllables. The lesson includes drill sound warm-ups focusing on long vowels, vowel teams, and r-controlled vowels. Students learn to mark syllables in words like 'athlete', 'inside', 'flagpole', and 'rosebud'. The lesson concludes with homework instructions for further practice.

What type of syllables were focused on in the introduction?

• Closed and V-e syllables

• Open syllables

• Diphthong syllables

• R-controlled syllables

Which sound does a sneaky 'e' make long?

• None, it remains silent

• The second vowel in a vowel team

• The consonant after it

• The vowel before it

What rule is applied when two vowels go walking?

• The second vowel does the talking

• Both vowels remain silent

• Both vowels make a long sound

• The first vowel does the talking

What is the role of 'bossy r' in a word?

• It makes the preceding vowel long

• It has no effect on the preceding vowel

• It changes the sound of the preceding vowel

• It silences the preceding vowel

How do you mark a closed syllable?

• By identifying two consonants closing the door

• By marking the long vowel sound

• By splitting consonants in the middle

• By adding a silent 'e' at the end

What indicates a V-e syllable in a word?

• Two consonants surrounding a vowel

• A vowel standing alone

• A vowel followed by a consonant and a silent 'e'

• A consonant followed by two vowels

What does a silent 'e' do to the vowel before it?

• Makes it silent

• Changes it to a consonant sound

• Makes it a long vowel sound

• Has no effect

In the word 'flagpole', what type of syllable is 'flag'?

• Open syllable

• Closed syllable

• V-e syllable

• Diphthong syllable

In the word 'rosebud', what type of syllable is 'bud'?

• V-e syllable

• R-controlled syllable

• Closed syllable

• Open syllable

What is the purpose of marking up words in this lesson?

• All of the above

• To practice pronunciation

• To identify silent letters

• To improve spelling accuracy