Syllable Types

A syllable that ends with a silent 'e' following a consonant, which usually makes the preceding vowel long, as in 'brake'.

A syllable that ends with a vowel sound, which is usually long, as in 'we'.

A syllable that ends with a consonant, which usually makes the vowel sound short, as in 'slap' or 'clump'.

Yes, 'cake' is an example of a vowel-consonant-e syllable.

An open syllable ends with a vowel and has a long vowel sound, while a closed syllable ends with a consonant and has a short vowel sound.

'Rope' is a vowel-consonant-e (v-e) syllable.

'Clump' is a closed syllable.

The silent 'e' typically indicates that the preceding vowel is long.

A closed syllable can be identified by the presence of a consonant following the vowel, which makes the vowel sound short.

An example of an open syllable is 'go'.