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Syllable Types
Syllable Types
TYPES
C•L•O•V•E•R
CLOSED
A syllable having a short
vowel sound followed by a
consonant or a CVC pattern.
Consonant
+Le
A syllable containing a
consonant before le.
OPEN
A syllable ending in a vowel;
vowel usually has the
long sound.
Vowel
TEAM
A syllable with a vowel pair
that makes a long vowel
sound.
Silent E
A syllable with
a long
vowel sound.
R-Controlled
A syllable containing a
vowel followed by r.
Knowing the syllable types is vital to reading and decoding multi-syllable words in English.