Open syllable its a syllable that ends with

Open syllable - it’s a syllable that ends with a vowel. Vowels in open syllables are read as in the alphabet. Examples: be, he, I, make, tube, code

Closed syllable - it’s a syllable that ends with a consonant. The vowel sound is short. Examples: cat, pen, top, in, cup.

A • Open syllable: [æ] tap, clap, map, black, track, cat, hat, man, ham, tan, can. • Closed syllable: [eɪ] name, game, fame, made, make, hate, plate, sale, face.

map

face

male

rat

hate

hat

tan

tame

take

E • Closed syllable: [e] ten, hen, men, pen, net, red, nest, web, let, next, egg. • Open syllable: [i: ] me, he, she, be, see, tree.

pet

Pete

hen

rest

fee

be

O • Closed syllable: [ɔ] dog, mop, top, not, hot, got, job, dot. • Open syllable: [əu] go, rose , nose, stone, phone, pose, hole, dose, bone.

frog

smog

slope

smoke

hot

hope

nope

U • Closed syllable: [ʌ] up, sun, cup, nut, mum, run, jump, jug, button. • Open syllable: [ ju: ] tube, tulip, music, computer, tune, duty, due.

pump

mule

mull

mud

cute

cut

I • Closed syllable: [i] big, six, kid, kiss, mix, bin, sick, kick, miss. • Open syllable: [ai] time, like, ice, five, dive, hike, fine, pie, lie, bike, tide.

ill

hill

hike

hi-fi

mill

mile

file

fill

fie

tie

Test

fate

fell

doll

fat

dole

dull

dude

cube

kite

fog

sad

daddy

dill

make

joker

frill

fee

mete

net

cope