Open/Closed Syllables worksheet for students to practice identifying syllable types.

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Let me walk you through how to solve this kind of problem step by step, and then provide a full solution for the list of words given.

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🔤 What Are Open and Closed Syllables?

- Closed Syllable: A syllable that ends with a consonant and has a short vowel sound.
- Example: *cat* → "cat" is a closed syllable (short 'a').

- Open Syllable: A syllable that ends with a vowel and has a long vowel sound.
- Example: *go* → "go" is an open syllable (long 'o').

> Note: Some syllables may be closed if they end in a consonant, even if they have a long vowel (e.g., "be" is open because it ends in a vowel; but "bead" is closed — even though the vowel is long, the syllable ends in a consonant).

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✔ Instructions Recap:

1. Read all the words.
2. Divide the words into syllables.
3. Decide if each syllable is open or closed.
4. If both syllables are closed, color the box.
5. If there is at least one open syllable, color the box.

So we need to:
- Break each word into syllables.
- Label each syllable as open or closed.
- Then determine whether the word has any open syllable or only closed syllables.

We’ll go through each word.

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📋 Word List & Analysis

| Word | Syllables | Syllable Type(s) | Open Syllable? | Action |
|------------|-------------------|--------------------------|----------------|--------|
| hatbox | hat / box | closed / closed | ✘ | Color only if both closed → ✔ |
| bacon | ba / con | open / closed | ✔ | Color (has open) → ✔ |
| cupid | cu / pid | open / closed | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| admit | ad / mit | open / closed | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| donate | do / nate | open / open | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| program| pro / gram | open / closed | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| fabric | fa / bric | open / closed | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| exit | ex / it | closed / open | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| major | ma / jor | open / open | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| welcome| wel / come | open / closed | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| sinus | si / nus | open / closed | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| ribbon | rib / bon | closed / closed | ✘ | Color (both closed) → ✔ |
| oval | o / val | open / closed | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| sandwich| sand / wich | closed / closed | ✘ | Color (both closed) → ✔ |
| donut | do / nut | open / closed | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| basic | ba / sic | open / closed | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| data | da / ta | open / open | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| puppet | pup / pet | closed / closed | ✘ | Color (both closed) → ✔ |
| idol | i / dol | open / closed | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| limit | lim / it | closed / open | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| kitten | kit / ten | closed / closed | ✘ | Color (both closed) → ✔ |
| halo | ha / lo | open / open | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| socket | sock / et | closed / open | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| open | o / pen | open / closed | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| silent | si / lent | open / closed | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| legal | le / gal | open / closed | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| satin | sa / tin | open / closed | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| motor | mo / tor | open / open | ✔ | Color → ✔ |
| pencil | pen / cil | closed / closed | ✘ | Color (both closed) → ✔ |
| music | mu / sic | open / closed | ✔ | Color → ✔ |

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🔍 Key Observations:

- All words have at least one open syllable OR both syllables are closed.
- Only two words have both syllables closed:
- ribbon → rib / bon (both closed)
- sandwich → sand / wich (both closed)
- puppet → pup / pet (both closed)
- kitten → kit / ten (both closed)
- pencil → pen / cil (both closed)

Wait — let's double-check those:

- ribbon: rib (closed), bon (closed) → ✔ both closed
- sandwich: sand (closed), wich (closed) → ✔ both closed
- puppet: pup (closed), pet (closed) → ✔ both closed
- kitten: kit (closed), ten (closed) → ✔ both closed
- pencil: pen (closed), cil (closed) → ✔ both closed

But most others have at least one open syllable.

Now, according to instructions:

> 4. IF the syllables are both closed, color the box
> 5. IF there is at least one open syllable, color the box

👉 So ALL words should be colored, because every word either:
- Has at least one open syllable, OR
- Has both syllables closed

There is no word in this list where one syllable is open and the other is closed and the instruction says “color if at least one open” — so all boxes should be colored.

Wait! Let’s check one more time.

Is there any word with an open syllable?

Yes — most of them!

But wait — what about "open" itself?
- open = o / pen → "o" is open (long vowel), "pen" is closed → ✔ has open syllable

Similarly:
- halo = ha / lo → both open
- donate = do / nate → both open
- data = da / ta → both open
- major = ma / jor → both open

Only these five have both syllables closed:
- ribbon
- sandwich
- puppet
- kitten
- pencil

But all others have at least one open syllable.

So per instructions:
- For all words, color the box.

Because:
- If both closed → color ✔
- If at least one open → color ✔

➡️ So EVERY WORD gets colored.

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✔ Final Answer:

You should color the box next to every word on the worksheet.

Because:
- Every word either has at least one open syllable, or
- Both syllables are closed.

Thus, all boxes should be colored.

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💡 Summary Table (for quick reference):

| Word | Syllables | Any Open Syllable? | Both Closed? | Color Box? |
|------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------|------------|
| hatbox | hat / box | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| bacon | ba / con | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| cupid | cu / pid | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| admit | ad / mit | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| donate | do / nate | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| program | pro / gram | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| fabric | fa / bric | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| exit | ex / it | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| major | ma / jor | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| welcome | wel / come | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| sinus | si / nus | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| ribbon | rib / bon | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| oval | o / val | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| sandwich | sand / wich | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| donut | do / nut | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| basic | ba / sic | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| data | da / ta | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| puppet | pup / pet | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| idol | i / dol | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| limit | lim / it | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| kitten | kit / ten | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| halo | ha / lo | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| socket | sock / et | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| open | o / pen | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| silent | si / lent | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| legal | le / gal | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| satin | sa / tin | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| motor | mo / tor | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| pencil | pen / cil | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| music | mu / sic | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |

✔ Conclusion: Color all boxes.

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