7 Syllable Types

Closed cat
1
A syllable in which a single vowel
is followed by a consonant. The rab/bit
vowel is usually short.
vc
nap/kin

Open ti/ger
2 A syllable ending with a single
vowel. The vowel is usually long.
v ba/by
pa/per
Magic
3 e
A syllable with the long vowel-
consonant- silent e paern. vce
bake
pine
bone

Vowel Team team

4
A syllable containing two
leers that together make one vv float
vowel sound.
seed

r-controlled A syllable in which the vowel(s) car

5 is followed by the single leer r.
The vowel sound is “controlled”
by the r.
vr bird
fort
Dip A syllable containing two

6 hth
ong
vowels in which a new vowel
sound is formed by the
combination of both vowel
vv
boil
cloud
sounds. look
Consonant -le
7 An unaccented final syllable
containing a consonant and -le.
e
cle
bub/ble
sta/ple
cir/cle