Open Syllable
What are the 2 ways we know it is an open syllable?
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
relief
Re (open)/ lief (vowel team)
Make sure you have labeled the vowels, underlined the vowel team and labeled the consonants inside the vowels.
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 but generally a long vowel.
1. Identify the vowels
2. Decide where to divide the word
3. Identify the syllable type for each syllable
Friday
Fri (open)/ day (vowel team)
Make sure you have labeled the vowels, underlined the vowel team and labeled the consonants inside the vowels.
What syllable type is this spelling? ie
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
tornado
tor (r controlled)/ na (open)/ do (open)
Make sure you have labeled the vowels, underlined the r controlled vowel and labeled the consonants inside the vowels.
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
trainer
trai (Vowel team)/ ner (r controled)
Make sure you have labeled the vowels, underlined the vowel team and labeled the consonants inside the vowels.
How would you divide this word into syllables? What types of sounds and syllables are in the word? PATRICK
Pat (closed) / rick (closed)
Is this word an open syllable? Why or why not?
shape
No. It is a VCe syllable type.
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)
Make sure you have labeled the vowels and the consonants inside the vowels.
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)
Make sure you have labeled the vowels, underlined the vowel team and labeled the consonants inside the vowels.
Create a word with a vowel team syllable type.
train, stair, donkey, money, free, etc
Is this word an open syllable?Why or why not?
Fry
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
relay
re (open) / lay (vowel team)
Make sure you have labeled the vowels, underlined the vowel teams and labeled the consonants inside the vowels.
What sound does the vowel team ie make?
long i sound
1. Identify the vowels
2. Decide where to divide the word
3. Identify the syllable type for each syllable
achieve
a (open)/ chieve (Vowel team)
Make sure you have labeled the vowels, underlined the vowel team and labeled the consonants inside the vowels.
Create a multi-sylabic word with at least one vowel team. That means 2 or more syllables.
Ex) trainer, staircase, freedom, freezer, keeper, railroad
Play riddle me this: What is this word?
ball- long e- lion- long e- vacuum
believe
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)
Make sure you have labeled the vowels, underlined the r controlled vowels and labeled the consonants inside the vowels.
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
staircase
stair (vowel team) / case (VCe )
Make sure you have labeled the vowels, underlined the vowel team and labeled the consonants inside the vowels.
Create a multi- syllabic word with at least 1 open syllable. That means the word has to have at least 2 syllables.
Ex) believe, friday, tornado, frozen, crazy