What are open and closed syllables?

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An open syllable occurs when a vowel is at the end of the syllable, resulting in the long vowel sound, e.g. pa/per, e/ven, o/pen, go

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Here we will be differentiating it between Open and closed syllable. In an open syllable, nothing comes after the vowel, whereas in a closed syllable nothing comes after the consonant. In closed syllable the vowel is followed up by the consonant always.

Subsequently, question is, what is an open syllable example of? In an open syllable, nothing comes after the vowel and the word ends right at the vowel. For example, the word “he” is an open syllable as nothing is coming after the vowel “e”. Also, in this case, the vowel is long.

Simply so, what is a closed syllable word list?

Study the word list: Closed Syllables

basket Take this basket with you to the market. follow Dont follow me, Im lost. problem Do not confound the problem by losing your temper. chicken They had chicken for lunch. butter She spread a lot of butter on her bread.
Why are open and closed syllables important?

Open and Closed Syllables Games and Activities. Learning to read and write open and closed syllables is a foundational skill for multisyllabic decoding. Learning to read part of a word helps students break down longer words into more manageable chunks and assists students in discovering patterns in spelling words.