Open or Closed?
What makes a syllable closed?
A consonant comes after the vowel.
Example: can
What sound does the schwa make?
Short u sound
How do you know how many syllables a word has?
Count the number of vowels
Example: Predict
How do you know if a syllable is accented?
It lasts longer when you say it. We can use a rubberband to help us.
Explain the Kiss the Cat rule
Example: Recent
Use a c to spell /k/ sound, except when followed by a watch out vowel (i,e,y). This changes the c to make an /s/ sound
What makes a syllable open?
The vowel is the last letter of the syllable.
Example: She
Unaccented (shorter syllable)
To the end syllable
Example: Bicep
Bi- cep
Which syllable is usually the accented syllable?
the first
When do we spell a word with -ic at the end?
Music Trick Rule
1 syllable word- ick
2+ syllable word- ic
Does a closed syllable make a short or long vowel sound?
Short
The most common sound (apple, itchy, eddie, olive, upper)
What two letters can make the schwa sound in an unaccented syllable?
In a multisyllable word (more than 1 syllable), where should you divide the word if it has 2 letters between the vowels?
Down the middle
Example: button
but-ton
Can a sound change in an accented syllable?
No!
In the accented syllable, the sounds sound as they should and spell as they sound. ONLY unaccented syllables can have changed sounds.
Can you ever start a word with ck?
No!
Milk Truck Rule
ck only comes directly after a short vowel sound.
What letter can sometimes be considered a vowel?
Y
When a y comes at the end of a word, it is a vowel.
1 syllable word- /eye/ sound
2+ syllables- /ee/ sound
Cry Baby Rule
In a multisyllable word, what vowels turn into a schwa if the word ends in a vowel+l?
Any vowel can schwa at the end of a mutlisyllable word ending in l.
al, el, il, ol, ul.
Examples: final, cancel, devil
In a multisyllable word (more than 1 syllable), how do you divide a word that has 3 letters between the vowels?
1-2 split. 1 letter goes with the first syllable, 2 letters go with the next syllabe.
Example: Express
Ex-press
They are always the unaccented syllable.
BA-NA-NA rule
In the middle of a multisyllable word that has a /k/ sound, which letter should you always try first?
C is the most common- always try it first
Picnic- Always spell with a c when you can
Chicken- If C won't work (watch out vowel), use ck after a short vowel
Basket- If C won't work (watch out vowel), use K after a consonant.
Is a unit syllable closed?
No.
It looks like it, but the unit has to stay together.
Closed syllables make a short vowel sound. Unit syllables makes a long vowel sound and do not follow the pattern.
What vowel is the most common to occur as a schwa?
Vowel a.
At the beginning of words, at the end of an unaccented, or with an l at the end of a multisyllble word.
A-las-ka, Human, metal
In a multisyllable word with 4 letters in between the vowels, how should you divide the word?
1-3 split.
1 letter to the first syllable, 3 letters to the next syllable.
Example:
sub-script
How many syllables will be accented in a word?
Only 1- no matter how many syllables.
When do we double a letter when spelling a word?
If we hear a short vowel sound, but the letters wouldn't make it short on their own.
Happy Rule