Open Syllables
Open syllables end with a vowel. True or False?
True
A closed syllable has a consonant following the vowel. True or False?
True
What are the two long a vowel teams?
ai ay
what are three long e vowel teams?
ee ea ey ie
How many words in this sentence have the er sound?
The pretty sounds birds make when they swirl high in the air and hurl around.
Three - birds, swirl, hurl
In an open syllable, the vowel does not say its name. True or False?
False. The vowel does say its name.
The vowel in a closed syllable says its name or the long vowel sound. True or False?
False. the vowel does not say its name. It says the short vowel sound.
Name two words with long a vowel teams ai and ay
Break apart this word. Read this word? bequeath
be queath
Read this sentence and count the r-controlled vowels
The purple car swerved quickly to maneuver to the garden.
5
purple car swerved maneuver garden
Read this following word containing an open syllable: abdomen
ab do men
Break this word apart. Name the closed syllable(s)
refreshment
re fresh ment 2nd and 3rd syllables are closed
Say this word out loud, stretch it. How many phonemes are in this word.
seaweed
s ea w ee d 5 phonemes
Say this word out loud: parsley
par sley
How many syllables does this word have?
monitor
3
mon i tor
Read the following word: positive
Is the last syllable an open?
No. It is a VCE
Split this word into syllables. Are both closed syllables?
monsoon
No. First syllable is closed and the last syllable is other vowel team. oo as in ooze
Say it, stretch it. How many phonemes in the word: quaint
4
qu ai n t
Break this word apart. What is this word: queasy
quea sy
Name 3 words with vowel team ee
feet, meet, teeth, week, greek, eel, wheel
Is this word an open syllable?
banish
No. Both syllables are closed
Break this word and read this word out loud. Are both syllables closed?
daunting
No both are not closed. The 1st syllable is other vowel team.
Break apart this word and read it.
hayloft
hay loft
Where would you find the vowel team ey located in a word? Initial Medial or Final
at the end or final sound.
Name 5 syllable types we have learned.
closed, open, vCe, vowel teams, R-control, and other