Syllable Types
What is a closed syllable?
A syllable with one vowel, followed by one or more consonants. The vowel makes its short sound.
Divide the following word and label the syllable types: muptin
mup/tin. Both syllables are closed.
Many! Examples include: catnip, wombat, sunfish...
What is a suffix?
A letter or group of letters that has meaning and is added to the end of a base word to change its meaning.
Add the suffix -s to the following word: chimp
chimps
What is a vowel-consonant-e or magic e syllable?
A syllable with one vowel, then a consonant, then an e. The e makes the other vowel say its name.
Divide the following word and label the syllable types: pinecone
pine/cone. Both syllables are v-e.
Write a word with an open syllable.
Many! Examples include: locate, digress, potent...
Happened in the past.
Add the suffix -ing to the following word: map
mapping
What is an open syllable?
A syllable with one vowel at the end. The vowel says its long sound.
Divide the following word and label the syllable types: locate
lo/cate. First syllable: open Second syllable: v-e
Write a word with a vowel-consonant-e syllable.
Many! Examples include: pine, snake, cupcake...
What do the suffixes -s and -es mean when added to a noun?
Plural or more than one
Add the suffix -ly to the following word: chime
chimely
What is a final stable syllable?
A syllable that has a consonant, then an l, then an e. This syllable is found at the end of a word. The e is silent.
Divide the following word and label the syllable types: bugle
bu/gle. First syllable: open. Second syllable: final stable
Write a word with a closed syllable and a final stable syllable.
Many! Examples include: giggle, ruffle, speckle...
List three vowel suffixes (suffixes that start with a vowel).
-ed, -ing, -y, -es...
Add the suffix -ed to the following word: misflupe
misfluped
Which syllable type has to be added to another syllable type and cannot stand on its own as a word?
Final stable syllables.
Divide the following word and label the syllable types: contuggle
con/tug/gle. First syllable: closed. Second syllable: closed. Third syllable: final stable.
Write a word with an open syllable and a final stable syllable.
Many! Examples include: maple, table, bugle...
What does the suffix -ing mean?
Is happening now
Add the suffix -y to the following word: pludle
pludly