Open and Closed Syllable Words worksheet for sorting words into categories.

Let's solve this "Open and Closed Syllable Words" activity step by step.

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🔹 First, understand the rules:

#### ✔ Open Syllable:
- Ends with a vowel (not followed by a consonant).
- The vowel usually makes its long sound.
- Example: *go*, *she*, *we* → the vowel is at the end and sounds long.

#### ✔ Closed Syllable:
- Ends with a consonant.
- The vowel usually makes its short sound.
- Example: *pet*, *dog*, *crab* → the vowel is followed by a consonant, so it’s short.

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Now, let's go through each word and classify it.

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🟦 Words to Sort:

| Word | Type | Reason |
|--------|------------|-------|
| pet | Closed | Ends in 't' (consonant), short 'e' sound |
| cry | Open | Ends in 'y' (vowel-like), long 'i' sound |
| glass | Closed | Ends in 's', short 'a' sound |
| spy | Open | Ends in 'y', long 'i' sound |
| scan | Closed | Ends in 'n', short 'a' sound |
| fly | Open | Ends in 'y', long 'i' sound |
| crab | Closed | Ends in 'b', short 'a' sound |
| she | Open | Ends in 'e', long 'e' sound |
| shell | Closed | Ends in 'l', short 'e' sound |
| dog | Closed | Ends in 'g', short 'o' sound |
| be | Open | Ends in 'e', long 'e' sound |
| split | Closed | Ends in 't', short 'i' sound |
| gray | Open | Ends in 'y', long 'a' sound |
| trunk | Closed | Ends in 'k', short 'u' sound |
| last | Closed | Ends in 't', short 'a' sound |
| prop | Closed | Ends in 'p', short 'o' sound |
| go | Open | Ends in 'o', long 'o' sound |
| we | Open | Ends in 'e', long 'e' sound |

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✔ Final Answer:

#### Open Syllable Words:
- cry
- spy
- fly
- she
- be
- gray
- go
- we

#### Closed Syllable Words:
- pet
- glass
- scan
- crab
- shell
- dog
- split
- trunk
- last
- prop

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📊 T-Chart Solution:

```
Open | Closed
----------------------|----------------------
cry | pet
spy | glass
fly | scan
she | crab
be | shell
gray | dog
go | split
we | trunk
| last
| prop
```

> Note: The words are listed in the order they appear in the original list for clarity.

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✔ Summary:
- Open syllables end in vowels (like 'y', 'e') and have long vowel sounds.
- Closed syllables end in consonants and have short vowel sounds.

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