Open Syllable
What are the 2 rules for the open syllable rule?
1. It must end in a vowel 2. The vowel must say its long sound
1. Identify the vowels
2. Decide where to divide the word
3. Identify the syllable type for each syllable
SMOTO
SMO (open)/ TO (open)
What is a Vowel Team letter pattern and what sound does the vowel make?
A syllable that has two vowel letters making one vowel sound. It makes a long or short vowel sound depending on the word.
1. Identify the vowels
2. Decide where to divide the word
3. Identify the syllable type for each syllable
GLAIPNABE
GLAIP (Vowel team)/ NABE (silent-e)
How would you divide this word into syllables? What types of sounds and syllables are in the word? LUCKY
luck (closed with a diagraph) / y (open)
Is this word an open syllable? Why or why not?
SHE
Yes. 1. It ends in a vowel 2. The vowel says its long sound
1. Identify the vowels
2. Decide where to divide the word
3. Identify the syllable type for each syllable
JOMUS
JO (open)/ MUS (closed)
What sound does the vowel team ai make?
long a sound
1. Identify the vowels
2. Decide where to divide the word
3. Identify the syllable type for each syllable
AIBNEEP
AIB (Vowel team)/ NEEP (Vowel team)
How would you divide this word into syllables? What types of sounds and syllables are in the word? PATRICK
Pat (closed) / rick (closed with a diagraph)
Is this word an open syllable? Why or why not?
THEY
No. 1. It ends in 2 vowels 2. EY says long a
1. Identify the vowels
2. Decide where to divide the word
3. Identify the syllable type for each syllable
s t i p e n d
STI (open)/ PEND (Closed)
What sound does the vowel team ea make?
Long e sound
1. Identify the vowels
2. Decide where to divide the word
3. Identify the syllable type for each syllable
COMPLAIN
COM (closed)/ PLAIN (Vowel team)
How would you divide this word into syllables? What types of sounds and syllables are in the word?CHOCOLATE
CHO (open)/ CO (open)/ LATE (silent-e)
Is this word an open syllable?Why or why not?
SPRY
Yes. 1. It ends in a vowel 2. The vowel says its long sound (long i for y)
1. Identify the vowels
2. Decide where to divide the word
3. Identify the syllable type for each syllable
a m e r i c a
A (open) / MER (closed)/ I (open)/ CA (open)
What sound does the vowel team ue make?
long u sound
1. Identify the vowels
2. Decide where to divide the word
3. Identify the syllable type for each syllable
e n c r o a c h
EN (closed)/ CROACH (Vowel team)
How would you divide this word into syllables? What types of sounds and syllables are in the word? TABLOID
TAB (Closed)/ LOID (Vowel Team)
1. Identify an open syllable.
2. Use that syllable in a sentence correctly.
Be, Jo, To, No, My, We, etc.
1. Identify the vowels
2. Decide where to divide the word
3. Identify each syllable part
4. Pronounce the word and each syllable part
f o r m u l a
FORM (closed)/ U (open)/ LA (open)
Identify a word that has a vowel team pair in it.
Main, jail, fail, weak, scream, etc.
1. Identify the vowels
2. Decide where to divide the word
3. Identify each syllable part
4. Pronounce the word and each syllable part
FACTOID
FAC (closed) / TOID (Vowel Team)
How would you divide this word into syllables? What types of sounds and syllables are in the word?
NUMERICAL
NU (open)/ MER (closed)/ I (open)/ CAL (closed)