Closed
Syllable Open Syllable
Blocked: Short vowel “Go long!”: Long vowel
Closed and Open Syllables
Phonemic Awareness: (No letters visible; could be done in
the dark)
What vowel
sound is heard in each of these words? Is it short or long?(Red indicates short
vowels. Don’t have the student read the words. Present the words orally only.)
bake crust shop crime flat
mule cheese broke kept strip
Explicit Phonics: (spoken text)
A syllable
is a word or part of a word with one spoken vowel sound. Now that you have
studied many of the vowel sounds and spellings for English, it is time to learn
about the 7 types of syllables so that you can decode multi-syllable words. The
first two types we will study are closed and open syllables.
A closed syllable is one
in which the vowel is followed by a consonant.
It is closed or blocked from making its sound long. It must use its short sound. For example, the word “shop” has the consonant p following the vowel o, so the o
will be closed and will use its short sound /ŏ/. The o
is blocked just like a football blocker keeps his opponent from going very far.
An open syllable is
where the vowel is on the end of the syllable.
It is able to use its long sound or “Go long!”
because nothing is blocking it. For example, in the word “memo” the first
syllable is closed (mem)
and will use the short /ĕ/ sound. The second syllable has o
at the end with no consonant following it. It is an open syllable. The o will have the long /ō/ sound. The open
o is like the quarterback telling his
receiver to “Go long!” to catch the pass.
Sorting Activity
Write these syllables
on index cards. Mix them up and pass them out to the students. The students are
to decide if the syllable is open or closed and place their card in the correct
category: open/long or closed/short. Once the cards have been sorted, have the
student(s) practice reading the syllables in both catagories. (Red syllables are long. Don’t write them in red on the cards!)
ba con re cess fin
ish mem
o o pen pic nic
ex act af fect
to
tal de pend
con test pre tend
be gan
ex pect cra zy fro zen
do nut mu sic
lo cal fe male stu dent
The cards
can then be used again to match up pairs that make the two syllable words.
Phrases:
As well as reading the phrases, the
student(s) can be asked to identify the open and/or closed syllables in each
phrase. (Again, the red is only to indicate open syllables.)
after recess the
vocal solo a
frozen planet
before the picnic limit the odor bacon sandwich
begin the contest a foolish habit three lazy tigers
the exact total unzip
the jacket a reddish sunset
depend on Kevin a few new items at the clinic
open the backpack the public road expel
the student
upon finishing publish the memo woven cobweb
expect my memo panic
attack contact
the lady
pretend it’s open an open door the last moment
the basic fabric contact the agent a cozy
blanket
a plastic tiger a lesson plan a crazy
message
Sentences:
1. The teacher will contact his parents before recess.
2. The exact total
of letters numbered in the millions.
3. Hundreds of tiny insects swarmed across the highway.
4. A spider’s cobweb will make some have a panic attack.
5. You can always depend
on Michael because he's not a
foolish student.
6. In a moment
he opened his backpack to get his papers.
7. The children at the clinic all had
the same illness.
8. The fabulous fabric was spread across
the cutting
board.
9. I will have my agent contact the witness.
10. I will open the door after
we finish sweeping.
11. His basketball cleared the net at the last second before time was up.
12. A bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich is the best!
13. There were
hundreds of insects crawling all over the rotten
food.
14. I expect to get a memo from your grandfather very soon.
15. He unzipped his
jacket and put his passport in his pocket .
16. The pilot landed the aircraft and turned off the motor.
17. The liquid was frozen in a moment because of the extreme cold.
18. In the play a local lady sang a famous solo.
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