Syllable Types
This syllable type has:
--one vowel
--at least one consonant after the vowel
--a short vowel sound
closed syllable
--bat
--bath
what's the syllable type?
bat
closed
This word has 2 closed syllables.
When you eat out on the grass?
picnic
A word with one closed syllable.
examples: cat, rug, bag
read this word:
rel-ish
relish
This syllable type has:
--only one vowel
--the vowel is the last letter in the syllable
--the vowel sound is long
open syllable
--protect
--shy
--zero
what's the syllable type?
home
Silent-e
This word has two syllables.
One syllable is closed, the other is vowel-consonant-e
What is a frog before it's a frog?
tadpole
A word with one silent-e syllable
examples: fake, rate, tune
read this word:
lo-cate
locate
This syllable type has:
--a vowel, a consonant, then an e
--the first vowel is long
--the e is silent
vowel-consonant-e syllable
--flake
--include
--compete
what's the syllable type?
sleep
vowel team
This word has one open syllable and one closed syllable.
This word is a math operation.
The opposite of this word is plus.
minus
A word with one open syllable.
read this word:
sta-ple
This syllable type has:
--2 vowel letters side by side
--vowel sound is long, short, or other
Vowel team syllable
--boat
--instead
--kangaroo
what's the syllable type?
cart
vowel-r
This word has two syllables.
Both syllables are closed.
It is an animal that had long floppy ears and hops around.
rabbit
A two syllable word with a closed syllable.
examples: picnic, basket, zigzag, pumpkin
read this word:
faul-ty
faulty
This syllable type has:
--1 consonant plus the letter l and the vowel letter e
--vowel sound is /el/
Consonant-le syllable
--maple
--frazzle
--tablespoon
what's the syllable type?
fly
open
This word has three open syllables.
It is root vegetables. You use it to make french fries.
potato
A two-syllable word with one silent-e syllable.
examples: invite, athlete, bonfire, vampire
read this word:
de-stroy-ing