The syllable

What is a syllable?

• A group of sounds that are pronounced together

• A group of letters that form a word

• A word with a single letter

• A word with more than five letters

What is a closed syllable?

• A syllable that has more than one vowel

• A syllable that ends with a consonant

• A syllable that does not contain consonants

• A syllable that ends with a vowel

What is a syllable nucleus?

• The consonant that follows the nucleus

• The vowel that is part of the syllable

• The consonant that precedes the nucleus

• The vowel that is not part of the syllable

What is a group of consonants in a syllable?

• A set

• A cluster

• A bunch

• A group

How many consonants can a cluster have in the coda of a syllable in English?

• Up to three

• Up to two

• Up to four

• Up to five

What is an open syllable?

• A syllable that ends with a vowel

• A syllable that does not contain consonants

• A syllable that has more than one vowel

• A syllable that ends with a consonant

What is a syllabic consonant?

• A vowel that is not part of the syllable

• A consonant that is not part of the syllable

• A vowel that is part of the syllable

• A consonant that is a syllable by itself.

What does the second vowel in the word 'time' represent?

• A sound

• A consonant

• A vowel

• A silence