Is It Closed?
Find and read the one closed syllable.
crinsh
mook
trabe
crinsh
What real word can be made from these syllables?
test ant con
contestant
Split and read this real word:
rustic
rus - tic
Spell the word that means to turn something in.
I am going to _______ my essay to the teacher as soon as I finish it.
submit
sub - mit
Find and read the two closed syllables.
noim
pesk
stroag
ilt
pesk
ilt
What real word can be made from these syllables?
dul in gent
indulgent
Split and read this real word:
discredit
dis - cred - it
[to cause disbelief in something]
They tried to discredit my claim that I was the fastest runner in the class.
Spell the word that means making longer:
We are ________ the amount of time for the test because not everyone is done.
extending
ex - tend - ing
How many syllables does this word have, and how many are closed syllables?
enacted
en - act - ed
3 syllables
All 3 are closed syllables
What real word can be made from these syllables?
net mag ic
magnetic
Split and read this real word:
admonish
ad - mon - ish
[to express disapproval to someone]
We were admonished for being late
Spell the word that means to remove from one place and put in another.
My neighbor is a ________ from L.A.
transplant
trans - plant
How many syllables does this word have, and how many are closed syllables?
cosmetic
cos - met - ic
3 syllables
All syllables are closed
What real word can be made from these syllables?
con ing flict
con - flict - ing
conflicting
Split and read this real word:
consensus
con - sen - sus
[general agreement]
There was consensus among the class that we should play basketball at PE.
I made an __________ in my sister's lemonade stand. I paid for the lemons and she gave me some of the money she earned.
investment
in-vest-ment
How many syllables does this word have, and how many are closed syllables?
Valentine
val - en - tine
3 syllables
2 are closed syllables: val, en
What real word can be made from these syllables?
stand mis der un
mis - un - der - stand
misunderstand
Split and read this real, 5-syllable word:
u n i n h a b i t e d
un - in - hab - it - ed
Spell the word that describes something that doesn't have a sharp outline and you can't tell what it is.
My friend held up his art painting all the way across the field, but it just looked like an __________ blob of shapes.
indistinct
in-dis-tinct