What are the vowels in the alphabet?
A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y
How many syllables are in the word water?
2
pic nic
fantastic
fan tas tic
inconsistent
in con sis tent
How many letters are in the alphabet?
26 letters
How many syllables are in the word October?
3
napkin
nap kin
inhibit
in hib it
disinfectant
dis in fect ant
The two most common sounds that vowels can make are what?
Long and short vowel sounds
How many syllables are in the word Halloween?
3
finish
fin ish
disinfect
dis in fect
discontented
dis con tent ed
What sound does a vowel make in a closed syllable?
Short Vowel Sound
How many syllables are in the word contradicting?
4
bandit
band it
banishment
ban ish ment
establishment
es tab lish ment
What is a closed syllable?
a syllable that has a consonant after the vowel, and the vowel makes a short vowel sound
How many syllables in the word electricity?
5
sandwich
sand wich
ecstatic
ec stat ic
disenchantment
dis en chant ment