Open and Closed Syllables

How many vowels are in a closed syllable?

• Only one

• Most of the time just one

• Two or more

• None

Which direction do the vowels want to "run"?

• Always to the left

• Always to the right

• They don't want to run

• They can go either left or right

If a word has only one vowel that is followed by at least one consonant

• It can run away

• It forms an open syllable

• It will be silent

• It forms a closed syllable

What 2 things must a closed syllable have?

• only one vowel followed by a consonant

• one vowel followed by a consonant and e

• a consonant before and after the vowel

• a vowel team followed by a consonant

What makes an open syllable?

• One vowel followed by a consonant

• A vowel team

• A syllable with one vowel at the end

• A consonant followed by silent e

Which word is an open syllable?

• so

• soe

• sew

• oz

Which word has a namer vowel? (This vowel says its "name".)

• step

• fro

• slip

• port