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2-Syllable Words
100

This syllable type has:

--one vowel

--at least one consonant after the vowel

--a short vowel sound

closed syllable

--bat

--bath

100

what's the syllable type?

bat

bat--closed

100

This word has 2 closed syllables.

You need one to get into the movies.

ticket

100

A word with one closed syllable.

examples: cat, rug, bag 

100

read this word:

rel-ish


relish

200

This syllable type has:

--only one vowel

--the vowel is the last letter in the syllable

--the vowel sound is long

open syllable

--protect

--shy

--zero

200

what's the syllable type?

home

home--vowel-consonant-e

200

This word has two syllables.

One syllable is closed, the other is vowel-consonant-e

What is a frog before it's a frog?

tadpole

200

A word with one vowel-consonant-e syllable (silent e)

examples: fake, rate, tune 

200

read this word:

lo-cate


locate

300

This syllable type has:

--a vowel, a consonant, then an e

--the first vowel is long

--the e is silent

vowel-consonant-e syllable

--flake

--include

--compete

300

what's the syllable type?

car

car--- R controlled

300

This word has one open syllable and one closed syllable.

This word is a math operation.

The opposite of this word is plus.


minus

300

A word with one open syllable.

examples: go, be, we
300

read this word:

hap-pen

happen

400

This syllable has--

--a single vowel followed by an r (ar, er, ir, or, ur)

--the vowel is neither long nor short

--the vowel is controlled by the r

r-controlled syllable

--curb

--sport

--sparkle

400

what's the syllable type?

tumble

tum--closed

ble--consonant-le

400

This word has two syllables.

One syllable is closed and the other is a consonant le syllable.

It is an animal that lives by the pond. It has a shell. It is green. 

turtle

400

A two syllable word with a consonant le syllable.

examples: candle, ladle, cradle

400

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sta-ple

staple

500

This syllable has:

--only 3 letters; a consonant, an l, and an e

--the consonant and the l sound like a blend

--the e is silent

consonant-le syllable

--table

--rifle

--scramble

500

what's the syllable type?

go

go--open

500

This word has one r-controlled syllable.

It is an automobile that drives on the road. 

car 

500

A word with one r-controlled syllable.

examples: car, far, her, bird, burn

500

read this word:

hun-dred

hundred

600

This syllable has--

--two vowels together

-- boat, valley

--boil, plow


vowel team or D-syllable:

trout

bait



600

what's the syllable type?

paint

paint---D syllable

600

This word has one D-syllable (vowel team)

You have 10 ___ on each foot. 

toe(s)

600

A word with a vowel team or D syllable.

examples: team, read, tooth

600

read this word:

hand-bag


handbag

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