Open Syllableends in a vowel; the vowel is long.

How many vowels?

Are the vowels together or apart?

vacant republic gigantic rodent

crayon elastic

• va cant • re pub lic• gi gan tic• ro dent• cra yon• e las tic

Closed Syllableends in at least one consonant: vowel is short

How many vowels?

Are the vowels together or apart?

submit investment columnist

cosmetic independent metabolism

• sub mit• in vest ment• col um nist• cos met ic• in de pen dent• met ab o lism

Vowel rA vowel followed by a r makes an unexpected sound

fern turn fork car

How many vowels?

Are the vowels together or apart?

whisper hamburger interpret

churchyard whomever stubborn

splendor inventor standard

• whis per• ham bur ger• in ter pret• church yard• whom ev er• stub born• splen dor• in ven tor• stand ard

vce in a multi-syllable word-the e is silent and the vowel is long

How many vowels do you see?

Are the vowels together or apart?

Do you see a silent e?

How many sounding vowels do you see?

• val en tine• in com plete• dis tri bute• dem on strate• rec og nize• med ic ate• com pete• nom in ate

Vowel pairs-two vowels in the same syllable making one sound

or an unexpected soundHow many vowels do you

see?Are the vowels together or

apart?Do you see a silent e?

‘ea’ (eat) ‘oa’ (boat)‘ai’ (train) ‘ue’ (blue)‘ee’ (see) ‘ie (field)‘ei’ (weird)

• pre vail• chim pan zee• stead fast• o ver load• ap proach• con tin ue• bar be cue• cash ier• un der neath

Final stable syllable-syllables that are in the final syllable and always say

the same thing

How many vowels do you see?

Are the vowels together or apart?

Do you see a silent e?

bubble

Usually with a silent e

you should not have two

syllables but ‘ble’ make

what is called a final

stable syllable.

bub ble

Final Stable Syllables

ble tle gle fle

dle kle cle zle

tion sion age

Divide and read wordsBe sure to ask yourself the 3 questions.

• incomprehension• disgruntle• explanation• motorcycle• conclusion• average

• illusion• swindle• beverage• combination• transfusion• ruffle