alternative education

Layers of Language:
Anglo-Saxon Syllable Patterns

Marcia K. Henry, Ph. D.
Professor Emerita,
San Jose State University


~ Module 13, Session 5~
Activity 1


In groups of 3, provide key characteristics and examples of the six syllable types. Think of other words to fit each type. For example:

Closed Syllables will have a short vowel; a consonant directly follows the short vowel as in mat, plan, sip, chimp,and chump.
Open Syllables will have a long vowel; the vowel is at the end of a syllable as in baby, bonus, oboe, begin, and label.
Vowel-Consonant-e Syllables end in an e, make the preceding vowel long as in blame, smoke, smile, mute, and Pete.
Vowel Pair Syllables contain two adjacent vowel in the same syllable as in brain, coast, peach, coil, and cause.
Consonant-le Syllables place the consonant with the –le in a syllable such as bugle, tumble, puzzle, turtle, and purple.
Controlled Syllables contains a vowel just before the r as in farm, turn, chirp, berm, and horn.

 

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