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Syllable Types Explained: Open, Closed & More

The document discusses different types of syllables in English. It outlines four main types: 1) open syllables ending in a vowel, 2) closed syllables ending in one or two consonants but not r, 3) syllables ending in r, and 4) syllables ending in r followed by a vowel. It also describes six alternative types: closed, open, vowel-consonant-e, vowel teams, consonant-le, and r-controlled. The stressed vowel in long words is often pronounced as if it were closed even if it looks open graphically.

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Syllable Types Explained: Open, Closed & More

The document discusses different types of syllables in English. It outlines four main types: 1) open syllables ending in a vowel, 2) closed syllables ending in one or two consonants but not r, 3) syllables ending in r, and 4) syllables ending in r followed by a vowel. It also describes six alternative types: closed, open, vowel-consonant-e, vowel teams, consonant-le, and r-controlled. The stressed vowel in long words is often pronounced as if it were closed even if it looks open graphically.

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3. Types of syllable.

The habitual classification of the syllable type is:


1. The first type of syllable ends in a vowel, as in the word be, in this case the
syllable is called absolutely open, or has the following structure of a vowel + a
consonant + the mute letter e, as in the word lake, and is called partly open.
2. The second type of syllable ends in one or two consonants, but never the letter r,
as in the words cat or fact. It is often called closed.
3. The third type of syllable ends in the letter r, which may be followed by a
consonant, as in the words car or card.
4. The fourth type of syllable ends in the letter r + a vowel, usually the mute
vowel e, as in the words Mary, mare or parents.

Though there is another classification distinguishing six types of syllables:


1. A closed syllable ends in a consonant. The vowel has a short vowel sound, as in
the word bat.
2. An open syllable ends in a vowel. The vowel has a long vowel sound, as in
family.
3. A ‘vowel – consonant – e’ syllable is typically found at the end of a word. The
final e is silent and makes the next vowel before it long, as in the word name.
4. A vowel team syllable has two vowels next to each other that together produce
a new sound, as in the word south.
5. A ‘consonant – le’ syllable is found in words like handle, puzzle, and middle.
6. An r-controlled syllable contains a vowel followed by the letter r. The r
controls the vowel and changes the way it is pronounced, as in the word car.

N.B. In long words consisting of three or more syllables the stressed vowel is often
read according to the second or closed type of syllable, though graphically it looks like
the first or open type of syllable: family, diabolical, fidelity The letter u in such long
words is read according to the first type of syllable: funeral, mutual, nudity.

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