Syllable Types and Definitions

What is a syllable?

• A single spoken sound that usually contains a vowel and some consonants.

• A word with only one vowel.

• A part of a word that always has a long vowel sound.

• A group of letters that always ends with a consonant.

Which of the following describes a closed syllable?

• It ends in a vowel that says its name.

• It has a long vowel and ends with a silent 'e'.

• It has one short vowel that is closed in at the end by one or more consonants.

• It has two vowels next to each other that say a new sound.

What is characteristic of an open syllable?

• It contains a vowel followed by an 'r'.

• It ends in a vowel that says its name.

• It has a short vowel sound.

• It always has a silent 'e' at the end.

How is a Magic E syllable identified?

• It has two vowels together that make a new sound.

• It has a vowel followed by an 'r'.

• It has a long vowel and ends with a silent 'e'.

• It has a short vowel closed in by consonants.

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What defines a Consonant + LE syllable?

• A vowel followed by L and E.

• A consonant followed by L and E at the beginning of a word.

• A consonant followed by L and E at the end of a word.

• Any two consonants followed by L and E.

Which of the following words contains a Consonant + LE syllable?

• stamp

• pine

• bubble

• float

Which word is an example of a Magic E syllable?

• hurt

• no

• pine

• straw

Which word contains a Vowel Team syllable?

• dunk

• she

• fork

• float