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A syllable is closed when a vowel is followed by a consonant. An easy way to remember it is that the vowel is "closed in" by the consonant.
Syllables, by definition, contain vowels. If the syllable ends in a vowel sound, it is open. If it ends in a consonant sound, it is closed.
both, candle has two syllables, can is a close syllable and dle is open
No, because open syllables only have one vowel and end in a vowel sound. Raisin has two syllables and ends in a consonant.
They are called "closed syllables" because the syllable ends with the consonant sound.The 6 types of syllables are:Closed syllable (short vowel sound)Open syllable (ends with a long vowel sound)Vowel-consonant-E syllable (silent E makes preceding vowel long)Vowel team syllable (two vowels paired to make one new sound, e.g. mouth, taut)Consonant +L + E syllable (creates a trailing L, uhl, sound e.g. handle, puzzle)R-controlled syllable (vowel followed by R changes the pronunciation)
A vowel consonant E syllable is a syllable that consists of a vowel followed by a consonant and then an "E." The presence of the silent "E" at the end of the syllable often affects the pronunciation of the vowel, making it long instead of short.
The word 'knees' is a single syllable. Typically, a syllable is formed by a vowel or vowel pair and up to one consonant at each end. Since the 'k' is silent, we are left with a vowel pair and one consonant at each end, making one syllable.
"Obey" has a closed syllable because the vowel sound is followed by a consonant ending in the same syllable.
A closed syllable. An open syllable. A vowel-consonant-e syllable. A vowel team syllable. A consonant-le syllable. An r-controlled syllable.
It is used as a vowel, since English language syllables have at least one vowel sound. The consonant Y is the "sometimes vowel," as in family and rhythm (which, incidentally, has an implied schwa in the second syllable).
Syllable Types · Closed: Splend-didClosed syllables have one vowel, followed by a consonant. The vowel has a short sound. Examples include am, cut, him, pot, track, and French. Multisyllable words can be made up of entirely closed syllables, such as the words admonish or plastic. · Open: no*tionAn open syllable ends in a vowel and the vowel usually is long. Words containing open syllables include be, so, baby, and veto.Examples of open syllables combined with closed syllables include i>program and recess. · Vowel-consonant-e: in-vite Vowel-Consonant-E syllables are also known as "VCE syllables" or "Magic E syllables." In this syllable type, there is a vowel followed by a consonant and silent e. The silent e makes the vowel before it long. One syllable VCE words include make and smile. There are many ultisyllable words containing the VCE syllable type, such as reptile and disclose. · Vowel-r: tur-nipThis syllable type can be called a "Bossy R syllable." In r-controlled syllable types, a vowel is followed by the letter r. The r "controls" vowel, and gives it a different sound. Examples of r-controlled syllables include far, hurt, and sir. · Vowel pair: Sail-boatIn a vowel pair syllable, two (or more) vowels come together to make one sound. Vowel teams are used in words like out or beach. Multisyllable words containing vowel team syllables include caution, loyal, and discount. · Final stable: puz-zle, sta-tionSometimes referred to as "consonant-le" syllables and are normally found at the end of a word. They consist of a consonant followed by the letters le. Examples of words ending with this syllable type include turtle, middle, and table.
The rule which applies to vomiting is that it the base word contains two syllables (vomit) with the accent on the first syllable and the last syllable ending with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel. Contrast the word vomitwith the word occur, which is accented on the second/last syllable and which, therefore, must have the final consonant doubled before a suffix can be added. Vomitbecomes vomiting; occur becomes occurring. The secret is in the vowel-consonant ending and with the placement of the accent.