closed – has only 1 vowel followed by a at least 1 consonant, the vowel sound is short

open- has only 1 vowel at the end of the word or syllable, the vowel sound is long

vowel pair- has 2 vowels together, but make only 1 sound

r-controlled- Bossy “r”- has 1 vowel followed by an “r”, the sound is neither long nor short

Consonant le- is the last syllable of a base word.  It always has 3-letters; a consonant plus and le.  The “e” is silent

                   bubble,   cable,   tangle,  pickle,  rectangle

 

 

 RULES FOR SYLLABICATION

 

#1 split between two consonants-

            rib/bon                           den/tist

 

#2 keep h-brothers (sh, ch, th, wh), bonus letters (ff,ss,zz,ll), and blends together (tr, sn, fl)-

           bath/tub               nut/shell               cliff/side

 

#3 keep –ng and –nk’s together-

           wing/span   bank/rupt

 

#4 if there is only one consonant between vowels-

 

                      either

 

    *keep the first syllable closed for a short vowel  sound   

            lev/el            cab/in          

                   or

        *keep the first syllable open for a long vowel sound

            ro/bot                   pre/tend

 

 

This information is based on the philosophies of Orton-Gillingham and Wilson Reading.