Rules
A ________ has one vowel followed by a consonant and an e. The e is _________ and makes the preceding vowel _________.
Silent-e Syllable, silent, long.
Examples: ace, hide, dome
Divide this word into syllables: basketball
bas ket ball
What are the three things to remember about closed syllables?
1. They only have one vowel.
2. They ends in one or more consonants.
3. The vowel sound is short.
Read this sentence and identify the word with the open syllable.
I love to have eggs and bacon in the morning.
bacon
Credenza
cre den za
A ___________ has one vowel closed in by a consonant, and the vowel makes its _________ sound.
Closed Syllable, short
Examples trom, em, ject
Divide this into syllables: hotel
ho tel
What three rules apply to v-e syllables?
1. They have two vowels, but one is silent.
2. There can only be one consonant between the vowel and the e.
3. The first vowel says its long sound.
Read this sentence and identify the word with the open syllable.
The trip was too long so we decided to say overnight in a motel.
motel
Read this word.
eloquent
When two consonants are between two vowels, divide the word _________________.
between the consonants
Divide this into syllables: holiday
hol i day
two
Read this sentence and identify the word with the open syllable.
It will take a long time for the trash to decompose
decompose
delinquent
de lin quent
These words have a specific type of letter combination: fish, sock, chin, which
diagraph
Divide this into syllables: abbreviate
ab bre vi ate
A letter combination that contains both a blend and a digraph is known as this.
A diagraph blend.
Read this sentence and identify the word with the open syllable.
If the children misbehave, their father will ground them.
misbehave
Read this word:
impromptu
im promp tu
When a vowel is followed by a consonant and then an e that does not say anything the vowel say this sound.
long sound
Divide this into syllables: disestablishment
dis es tab lish ment
When a word has a VCV pattern, it is most common to divide here and create what type of syllable.
after the first v, open
Read this sentence and identify the words with the open syllable.
Jim was silent when he learned that he would get the solo in the class skit.
silent he solo
Read this word:
miscomprehends
mis com pre hend s