Question: A Closed (C) syllable

Answer: has one vowel closed in by one or more consonants making the vowel sound short, as in “cap”, “end”, “hit”, “sock”, and “bump”.

Question: An Open (O) syllable

Answer: has one vowel at the end, making the vowel sound long, as in “she”, “hi”, “pro”, and “flu”.

Question: A Vowel Consonant e (V-e) syllable

Answer: has one vowel followed by one consonant followed by silent e, making the vowel sound long, as in “cape”. “Pete”, “pine”, “home”, and “flute”.

Question: A Vowel Team (VT) syllable

Answer: has two vowels together making one sound, as in “ouch”, “eat”, “sail”, “boy”, and “grow”.

Question: An r controlled (r) syllable

Answer: has one vowel followed by r that controls the sound, as in “car”, “her”, “shirt”, “horn”, and “turn”.