Closed Syllable?
Short!
Where would you divide this word into correct syllables?
goshlip
gosh/lip
The digraph stays together as one sound.
How many words in this sentence have closed syllables?
Bashful crabs live at Clamshell.
4!
bashful
crabs
at
Clamshell
What is the first step in dividing a multi-syllabic word?
Mark the vowels!
Is this a closed syllable word?
lepe
No! This word has two vowels. Closed Syllables only have one vowel.
Where would you divide this word into correct syllables?
frampchust
framp/chust
How many words in this sentence have closed syllables?
I have a sandwich from the basket.
3!
sandwich
from
basket
What is the second step when dividing multi-syllabic words?
Draw a vowel bridge!
Are both of the syllables in this word closed?
glimshep
Yes! glim/shep
Both syllables have one vowel closed in by one or more consonants.
Is this word divided into correct syllables?
stib/flup
Yes! The fl blend stays together.
What is the only two syllable word in this sentence?
AND....Where would you divide that word?
At the end of the hall was a hidden door.
hidden..... hid/den
What is the third step in dividing multi-syllabic words?
Look at the letters in between the vowels and mark them with a c!
What syllable in this word is closed?
neckphase
Neck! neck/phase
Neck has one vowel followed by one or more consonants and is a closed syllable.
Is this word divided into correct syllables?
bluc/hstremp
No! The ch is a digraph and has to stay together.
bluch/stremp
How many words have closed syllables in this sentence?
We sat on red fabric and ate fried cactus from the basket.
8!
sat, on, red, fabric, and, cactus, from, basket
What is the fourth step in dividing multi-syllabic words?
Decide where the word should be divided!
Create a nonsense, closed syllable word.
Answers will vary.
Examples:
ruck
lish
Divide this word into syllables. (Hint- it may have more than two syllables!)
frumplishband
frump/lish/band
Divide all of the two syllable words in this sentence.
Traffic moves a snippet, but then Linnet trumpets once more.
traf/fic
snip/pet
Lin/net
trump/ets
What is the last step in dividing a multi-syllabic word?
Read the syllables and then the entire word together.