1 Closed Syllable
What do these words have in common?
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crisp in end kept prompt up club
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This kind of syllable is called closed. The abbreviation is cl. Why do you think it has this name? __________________________________________________________
Fold back this bottom section, or place a sheet of paper over it. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ NOTE TO INSTRUCTOR: Please copy this page as an overhead transparency to introduce closed syllables.
Record the following correct responses in any order. 1. All of these words have only one vowel. 2. The vowel is followed by one or more consonants on the right side. 3. The vowel is short. Mark the vowels immediately after students discover that all of the vowels are short. 4. All are onesyllable words. This type of syllable is called closed because the vowel is closed in by one or more consonants on the right side.