Syllable Type
What syllable type has a vowel saying its short sound followed by a consonant? Examples are teg, lup, pab
Closed Syllable
What kind of syllable is the word Hi?
An open syllable
How do you pronounce dafle?
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Namia says that the word drizzle has two syllables. She split the word apart like so driz/zle. She says she knew to split the word in between the first two consonants because she could tell that the last syllable is a cle. Is Namia correct? Explain what CLE stands for.
Yes, Namia is correct. CLE stands for a syllable that is a consonant followed by the letters le.
What kind of syllable ends with a vowel saying its own name spelled by a single vowel letter. Examples are in the words music, program, equal
Open Syllable
How many syllables are in the name Argueta?
3
How do you pronounce lotus? Explain how you knew to pronounce it that way.
I knew that lo is an open syllable which makes the o say its own name. I sounded out tus and knew that the u makes the short vowel sound because it is a closed syllable
Kase says that the word meet has one syllable. He says that the syllable type is the magic e. Is he correct? Explain why or why not.
No, he is not correct. The syllable type is a vowel team. The two e are working together to make one sound. If it was a magic e you would need a vowel, consonant, followed by an e. The word meet has two vowels next to each other making it a vowel team not VCE
What syllable type has a vowel followed by the letter R? (Hint: The vowel and the r are working together to make one sound.)
R controlled syllable
What two syllable types are in the word treatment?
A vowel team and a closed syllable
How do you pronounce pilem? Explain how you knew to pronounce it that way.
I knew this because the pi is an open syllable which makes the I say its own name. I sounded out lem and knew the e makes a short vowel sound because it is a closed syllable.
Millie says that diler is a one syllable word. She says the syllable type is an r controlled syllable. Is she correct? Explain why or why not.
No, diler is a two syllable word. Di is an open syllable and ler is an r controlled syllable
What type of syllable has two vowels next to each other working together to make one sound?
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Vowel Team
Divide and label the type of syllables in the word spoinap
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spoi nap
vowel team closed
How do you pronounce depide? Explain how you knew to pronounce it that way.
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I spotted that there was a vce in the word. I knew that the syllable division would be de/pide. I sounded out de and knew the e makes the long vowel sound because it is an open syllable. I knew that pide was pronounced that way because a vce syllable makes the vowel say its own name and has a silent e at the end.
Nova says that ivy is a one syllable word. She also says that it is an open syllable is she correct?
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No, Ivy is a two syllable word. It is broken apart like so I-vy. Both syllables are open syllables.
What type of syllable has a vowel that makes the long vowel sound followed by a consonant and an e
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VCE also known as the magic e
Divide and label the word reemin
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ree in
vowel team closed
How to you pronounce flaiwat? Explain how you knew to pronounce it that way.
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I knew that ai is a vowel team so they work together to make one sound. I also knew that wat is a closed syllable so the a says its short vowel sound.
Sophie argues that the word meadow has two syllables that are both vowel teams. Is she correct? If so, what are the vowel teams? If not, explain why not.
Sophie is correct ea in mea is a vowel team and ow in the syllable dow is a vowel tam. That is two syllables in the word meadow both being vowel teams