Closed Syllables * A closed syllable has one vowel in the

syllable and ends with a consonant letter.

The vowel sound is usually a short sound.

bed mat hap-py

nap-kin hap-pen(Your lips are mostly closed when you say the final consonant sound.)

Open Syllables

• An open syllable ends with a vowel sound.

• The vowel sound is usually a long sound.

ti- ger hu-man la-bel

ba-con do-nut(Your mouth is open when you say the long vowel sound.)

Vowel-Silent e (Vce) Syllable

• Each syllable has only one vowel sound.

• When a syllable has two vowels, the first vowel usually makes a long sound, and the second vowel is silent.

• bake bike pile

cube rope

Vowel Team Syllables• Two vowels are side-by-side. ea

• The first vowel says its name. ea

• The second vowel is silent. ea

• Sometimes the two vowels

make a whole new sound. ou

team mail cof-fee

play shout mail-box

e

e a

r - Controlled Syllables•When a vowel is followed by the letter r,

the sound of the two letters changes.

park store

her girl

hurt re-mem-ber

Bossy r

Silent vowel

Consonant + le, al, el Syllables• A consonant + le, al, or el is usually the

last syllable in a word.

ta-ble den-tal ren-tal

pic-kle nic-kel lit-tle

s c r a m – b l e