Open and Closed
Syllables
Syllables
Open syllables end with a vowel. True or False?
An r-controlled vowel syllable always has an "r' after one or two vowels.
True.
What are two long a vowel teams?
ai ay
What are two long e vowel teams?
ee and ea
In a vowel-consonant-e syllable, the vowel makes a short vowel phoneme. True or False?
False!
In an open syllable, the vowel says its name. True or False?
True, the vowel does say its name.
oar, our, oor, ore
What do the long a vowel teams say?
Long a.
Read this word: sleep
s-l-ee-p
Read this word containing a VCe syllable:
movement
move-ment
How many closed syllables are in this word?
bobcat
Two: bob-cat
What are the two sounds that the /ar/ vowel spelling makes?
Ar as in "barn"
Air as in "care"
Read this word. How many phonemes are there?
rain
3: r-ai-n
How many phonemes in this word?
beach
3: b-ea-ch
How many syllables are in this VCe word?
game
Just one!
Does this word have an open syllable?
cupcake
No. Syllable 1 is closed: cup
Syllable 2 is VCE: cake
What is the motion for the /er/ r-controlled syllable?
How many sounds are in this word:
paint
4: p-ai-n-t
Read this word: gulley
gul-ley
Which syllable contains the VCe in this word?
sunshine
The second syllable: shine
The vowel in a closed syllable makes the long vowel sound. True or False?
False.
What symbol is used to mark a vowel spelling that sounds like "air" like in the word care?
. .
Read this word: delay
de-lay
Where is the vowel team ey located in a word: beginning or the end?
Ey is located at the end of the word or the end of a syllable.
Add an initial phoneme to this VCe ending to make a real word.
- ike
bike, like, hike, Mike, dike,