3. Most words will be a
combination of more
than one syllable,
and/or syllable type
4. Why know the types?
When you learn the syllable
types, you will also learn the
sounds their vowels make. This
will help you to sound words
out when reading and to make
decisions about spelling when
you are writing.
5. CLOSED
with a consonant
ends
vowel sound is short
Examples: shot, strut
6. OPEN
with a vowel
ends
may be only one letter
vowel sound is long
Examples: go, I, she
7. SILENT-e
with an e
Ends
has another vowel
vowel sound is long
Examples: cave, home
8. VOWEL TEAM
2 adjacent vowels or
has
one vowel that teams with
a consonant
the pair makes one sound
Examples: sail,stay,snow
9. R-CONTROLLED
vowel in
the
combination with an r
makes its own unique
sound
Examples: bird, turn
10. CONSONANT-le
comes at the end
always
of a word
has NO vowel sound
e is silent
Examples: cra/dle, ti/tle