Decoding Multi-Syllable Words: Open Syllables and Long Vowels

This lesson teaches how to decode multi-syllable words by understanding open and closed syllables. Open syllables have long vowel sounds, while closed syllables have short vowel sounds. The video provides examples and practice on identifying syllables, splitting words, and pronouncing them correctly. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing vowel sounds and offers strategies for correcting common pronunciation mistakes.

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