Types of Syllables

There are six types of syllables.

A closed syllable ends in a consonant A closed syllable ends in a consonant. There is only one vowel and it is “closed” with a consonant. It has a short vowel sound. cat pet

2. An open syllable ends in a vowel. The vowel has a long vowel sound. go a-pron

3. A vowel-consonant-e or silent e syllable is when the final e is silent and makes the vowel before it long. name hope

4. A vowel team syllable has two vowels next to each other that together say a new sound. This includes both vowel talkers and vowel whiners. sail ouch

5. A controlled r syllable contains a vowel followed by the letter r 5. A controlled r syllable contains a vowel followed by the letter r. The r controls the vowel and changes the way it is pronounced. sort car

6. A consonant-le syllable is has a consonant followed by the letters le. apple title Also called Final Stable Syllables and can include words that end in al and el. Examples: local, medal, chapel Other final stable syllables include: sion, tion, ture, age, cious. Examples: tension, nation, creature, engage, spacious

The Six Syllable Types Are: closed syllable open syllable silent e syllable vowel team syllable controlled r syllable consonant le syllable

Let’s practice!

Name the syllable type: r controlled syllables farm after r controlled syllables bird short turn

Name the syllable type: cat pet closed syllable sit cop cub

Name the syllable type: came Pete silent e site cope cube

Name the syllable type: sail dream vowel team fruit crawl toy

Name the syllable type: go me open syllable see three he

Name the syllable type: consonant – le syllables apple title consonant – le syllables puzzle little middle

Now that we know the six syllable types, they can help us read and spell unknown words.

Dividing Words Into Syllables There are four ways to split up a word into its syllables: 1. Divide between two middle consonants. Split up words that have two middle consonants. For example: hap-pen, bas-ket, let-ter, sup-per, din-ner, . The only exceptions are the consonant digraphs. Never split up consonant digraphs as they really represent only one sound. 2. Usually divide before a single middle consonant. When there is only one middle consonant, you usually divide in front of it. For example: "o-pen", "i-tem", "e-vil", and "re-port". 3. Divide before the consonant before an "-le" syllable. For example: a-ble, ti-tle, 4. Divide off any compound words, prefixes, and suffixes which have vowel sounds. sail-boat, un-paid, teach-ing,

Find the syllabication in multisyllable words Spot and Dot Find the syllabication in multisyllable words Spot and dot the vowels. Connect the dots. Look under the line. How many consonants do you see? If there are two consonants, divide between them. If there is only one consonant, divide before it. If this doesn’t sound right, try after it. . . trumpet trum-pet . . o-pen open . . X river ri-ver riv-er