Syllable Types

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 ends with a consonant vowel sound is short Examples: shot, strut

6. OPEN ends with a vowel may be only one letter vowel sound is long Examples: go, I, she

7. SILENT-e Ends with an e has another vowel vowel sound is long Examples: cave, home

8. VOWEL TEAM has 2 adjacent vowels or one vowel that teams with a consonant t he pair makes one sound Examples: sail,stay,snow

9. R-CONTROLLED the vowel in combination with an r makes its own unique sound Examples: bird, turn

10. CONSONANT-le always comes at the end of a word has NO vowel sound e is silent Examples: cra / dle , ti / tle