Closed Syllable
What kind of VOWEL SOUND do you hear in a closed syllable?
short vowel sound
Write a word with the "ar" pattern.
Possible answers:
barn, car, farm, part, start
Write a word that has the -le syllable at the end
Read this word: robot
Which syllable in "robot" is a closed syllable?
Name the 6 spelling patterns you could find in an r-controlled syllable.
ar or ore er ir ur
Which spelling is correct?
prickle
OR
pricle
prickle
How many closed syllables are in the word September? Write the closed syllables in this word.
Sep tem
Write:
-one word with the "er" pattern
-one word with the "ir" pattern
-one word with the "ur" pattern
Possible answers:
-her, monster, teacher
-stir, bird, firm
-burn, hurt, surf, curl
twinkle or twinckle
unkle or uncle
puzle puzzle
twinkle
uncle
puzzle
Here is a list of nonsense words. Write down the closed syllables:
-snoaf -murk
-strive -grum
-hin -floust
hin grum
farmer
monster
mixer
farm er
ster
er
Write a sentence that uses at least 2 words that have the -le syllable.
Example: My uncle has a pet turtle.
How is a closed syllable different from an open syllable?
-The vowel sound is short in a closed syllable but it's long in an open syllalble.
-The vowel is closed in by one or more consonants in a closed syllable. The vowel is the last letter in an open syllable.
How is an r-controlled syllable different from a closed syllable?
-You can't really hear the vowel sound in an r-controlled syllable because the r is so bossy.
-the consonant that is closing in the vowel is always an r
Look at the list below and write all of the nonsense words that have -le syllables:
dizzle criggle
midele tribble
shivel clinele
dizzle criggle
tribble