explains the 6 syllable types present in the english language

1. SYLLABLES
and how they fit together

2. SYLLABLE
A syllable is a word or
a part of a word with
one vowel sound

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