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Closed Syllables
Open Syllables
v-e
Bossy R
Vowel Teams/Double Vowel
100
Dag
Since the "a" is closed in between 2 consonants, it is short.
100
de
Since the "e" is not followed by a consonant, it is long. It is free to say it's name since no consonant comes after it and stops it from saying its name.
100
Sate
The "a" is long because the magic e makes it say its name.
100
gir
The "i" is neither short or long since it is bossed around by the "r."
100
aif
The "a" is long and the "i" is silent, because when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking.
200
fled
Since the "e" is closed in between consonants, it is short.
200
sti
There is no consonant after "i" to stop it from saying its name, so it is long and is pronounced "sti."
200
Flabe
The "a" is long because the magic e makes it say its name.
200
flarst
The "a" is neither short or long since it is bossed around by the "r."
200
eems
"ee" makes a long e sound.
300
stugtep
Since the "u" is between consonants in the first syllable, it is short. Since the "e" is between consonants in the second syllable, it is also short.
300
gry
There is no consonant after the "y" so it is free to say its name, and is therefore long.
300
Grote
The "o" is long because the magic e makes it say its name.
300
thurbed
The "u" is neither short or long since it is bossed around by the "r."
300
breag (2 options)
There are two possible ways to say this: Option 1: Long e sound like most "ea" vowel teams. Option 2: Short e sound rule breaker, as in "dead" and "bread."
400
oblum
Since the "o" is closed in by a consonant it is short, and since the "u" is closed between two consonants it is also short.
400
bofto
This one's tricky! The first "o" is short because it's a closed syllable, but the second "o" is long because it's open. Bofto!
400
Tubhife
The "u" is short because it's in a closed syllable, but the "i" is long because the magic e makes it say its name.
400
bogort
This word could be pronounced two ways depending on how you break it up. Option 1: bo gort. Here, the first "o" is long because it's part of an open syllable. The second "o" is neither long or short because it's followed by an "r." Option 2: bog ort. The first "o" is short because it's part of a closed syllable. The second "o" is neither long or short because it's followed by a bossy r.
400
jiday (2 options)
Option 1: jid ay. The "i" is short because it's part of a closed syllable. The "ay" says long a. Option 2: ji day. The "i" is long because it's open. The "ay" says long a.