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Flashcard 1: Choose the word that should be split as two open syllables: "music" or "muffin".
Answer: music. "Mu-sic" splits into two open syllables; "muf-fin" has closed syllables.
Flashcard 2: Which syllable type is shown in "ro-bot": open or closed for the first syllable "ro"?
Answer: Open syllable. "Ro" ends with a vowel, making it open with a long o sound.
Flashcard 3: Choose the word that should be split as two open syllables: "tiger" or "ticket".
Answer: tiger. "Ti-ger" splits into two open syllables; "tick-et" has closed syllables.
Flashcard 4: Identify the long vowel spelling in the first syllable of "peanut": "ea" or "e"?
Answer: ea. The vowel team "ea" makes the long e sound in "pea".
Flashcard 5: Identify the long vowel spelling in the first syllable of "daylight": "ay" or "a"?
Answer: ay. The vowel team "ay" makes the long a sound in "day".
Flashcard 6: Which word has a long vowel sound from a vowel team: "teacher" or "tether"?
Answer: teacher. "Tea" in teacher has vowel team making long e; tether has short e.
Flashcard 7: Which word has a long vowel sound from a vowel team: "rainbow" or "rabbit"?
Answer: rainbow. "Rain" has vowel team "ai" making long a; "rab" has short a.
Flashcard 8: Choose the word that has the VCe pattern in the second syllable: "inside" or "insect".
Answer: inside. "In-side" has VCe pattern in "side"; "in-sect" has closed syllables.
Flashcard 9: Which word has a long vowel in the first syllable: "hotel" or "hotdog"?
Answer: hotel. "Ho" in hotel is an open syllable with long o; "hot" in hotdog is closed.
Flashcard 10: Which word has a long vowel in the first syllable: "tulip" or "tunnel"?
Answer: tulip. "Tu" in tulip is an open syllable with long u; "tun" in tunnel is closed.
Flashcard 11: Which word has a long vowel in the first syllable: "music" or "muffin"?
Answer: music. "Mu" in music is an open syllable with long u; "muf" in muffin is closed.
Flashcard 12: What does a vowel usually sound like in an open syllable (for example, "ba" in "basic")?
Answer: It usually has its long vowel sound. Open syllables end with a vowel, which makes the vowel say its name.
Flashcard 13: Which word has a long vowel in the first syllable: "paper" or "patter"?
Answer: paper. "Pa" in paper is an open syllable with long a; "pat" in patter is closed.
Flashcard 14: Which syllable type is shown in "pi-lot": open or closed for the first syllable "pi"?
Answer: Open syllable. "Pi" ends with a vowel, making it open with a long i sound.
Flashcard 15: What does a vowel team (such as "ai" or "ea") usually signal in a syllable?
Answer: A long vowel sound made by two letters together. Two vowels work together to make one long sound.
Flashcard 16: What does the VCe pattern usually signal in a syllable (example: "cake")?
Answer: A long vowel sound (silent e makes the vowel long). The silent e at the end makes the vowel before it say its name.
Flashcard 17: What does a vowel usually sound like in a closed syllable (for example, "bas" in "basket")?
Answer: It usually has its short vowel sound. Closed syllables end with a consonant, keeping the vowel short.
Flashcard 18: Which word has a long vowel in the first syllable because it is open: "mu-sic" or "mud-dy"?
Answer: mu-sic. "Mu" is open (ends in vowel), while "mud" is closed.
Flashcard 19: Which word is regularly spelled with a long vowel in the first syllable (open): "me-ter" or "met-ter"?
Answer: me-ter. "Me" is open (long e), while "met" would be closed.
Flashcard 20: Which syllable type is shown in "pa-per": open or closed (for the first syllable "pa")?
Answer: Open syllable. "Pa" ends in a vowel, making it open.
Flashcard 21: Which syllable type is shown in "ro-bot": open or closed (for the first syllable "ro")?
Answer: Open syllable. "Ro" ends in a vowel, making it open.
Flashcard 22: Which word has a long vowel in the first syllable because it is open: "ti-ger" or "tip-per"?
Answer: ti-ger. "Ti" is open (ends in vowel), while "tip" is closed.
Flashcard 23: Which word has a long vowel in the first syllable because it is open: "ba-by" or "bag-gy"?
Answer: ba-by. "Ba" is open (ends in vowel), while "bag" is closed.
Flashcard 24: Which word has a long vowel in the first syllable because it is open: "he-lp" (help) or "he-ro"?
Answer: he-ro. "He" in "he-ro" is open; "help" is one closed syllable.
Flashcard 25: Which word has a long vowel in the first syllable because it is open: "pi-lot" or "pin-ny"?
Answer: pi-lot. "Pi" is open (ends in vowel), while "pin" is closed.
Flashcard 26: Which word has a long vowel in the first syllable because it is open: "o-pen" or "ot-ter"?
Answer: o-pen. "O" is open (ends in vowel), while "ot" is closed.
Flashcard 27: Which word has a long vowel in the first syllable because it is open: "u-nit" or "up-set"?
Answer: u-nit. "U" is open (ends in vowel), while "up" is closed.
Flashcard 28: Which word is correctly decoded with a long vowel in the second syllable (VCe): "pan-cake" or "pan-cak"?
Answer: pan-cake. "Cake" has the VCe pattern, making the a long.
Flashcard 29: Identify the long vowel sound in the first syllable of the word "paper."
Answer: Long a in "pa". "Pa" is an open syllable, so the a says its name.
Flashcard 30: Which syllable type usually has a long vowel: open syllable or closed syllable?
Answer: Open syllable. Open syllables let vowels say their names (long sounds).