Closed Syllable

  • Ends with one or more consonants
  • Makes the short vowel phoneme
  • Closed=Consonant ending

ONE
SYLLABLE

hat
den
fit
mop
bud

ONE SYLLABLE + DIGRAPH

hatch
deck
fish
mock
brush

TWO SYLLABLES

cab-in
kit-ten
up-set
rad-ish
tab-let

Open Syllable

  • Ends with a vowel
  • Makes the long vowel phoneme
  • Just like in o-pen, the open syllable makes a long vowel

ONE
SYLLABLE

he
she
hi
go
we

TWO
SYLLABLES

o-pen
e-ven
ba-con
go-gurt
re-run

SELF-CHECK – does it make sense? If not … ask yourself:

How many vowels are there? Are they apart or a vowel team (ai, ee, ea)?
If they are apart, each vowel will show how many syllables ther are the majority of time

Tablet or Table
How many vowels? 2 a and e (that means two syllables)
(a) Does the “b” go after the vowel to make it a closed syllable, with a short vowel
(b) Does the syllable end with the “a” to make it an open syllable with a long vowel sound?