1. Types of Syllables

2. There are six types of syllables.

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

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

10. Let’s practice!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

18. 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,

19. 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