Open and Closed Syllables worksheet for teaching vowel sounds and syllable types.

To solve the problem, we need to identify whether each word is an open syllable or a closed syllable. Here's how we can determine this:

Definitions Recap:

1. Open Syllable: A syllable that ends with a vowel sound, making the vowel long.
- Example: "pa/per" (the "a" in "pa" is long because it ends with a vowel).

2. Closed Syllable: A syllable that ends with a consonant sound, making the vowel short.
- Example: "pen/cil" (the "e" in "pen" is short because it ends with a consonant).

Steps to Solve:

1. Identify the syllables in each word.
2. Determine if the syllable ends with a vowel sound (open) or a consonant sound (closed).
3. Write "o" for open and "c" for closed.

Solution:

#### 1. funny
- Syllables: "fun-ny"
- Analysis:
- "fun" ends with a consonant sound ("n"), so it is closed.
- "ny" ends with a vowel sound ("y"), so it is open.
- Answer: `fun/ny` → `c o`

#### 2. mother
- Syllables: "moth-er"
- Analysis:
- "moth" ends with a consonant sound ("th"), so it is closed.
- "er" ends with a vowel sound ("er"), so it is open.
- Answer: `moth/er` → `c o`

#### 3. again
- Syllables: "a-gain"
- Analysis:
- "a" ends with a vowel sound ("a"), so it is open.
- "gain" ends with a consonant sound ("n"), so it is closed.
- Answer: `a/gain` → `o c`

#### 4. because
- Syllables: "be-cause"
- Analysis:
- "be" ends with a vowel sound ("e"), so it is open.
- "cause" ends with a consonant sound ("s"), so it is closed.
- Answer: `be/cause` → `o c`

#### 5. better
- Syllables: "bet-ter"
- Analysis:
- "bet" ends with a consonant sound ("t"), so it is closed.
- "ter" ends with a consonant sound ("r"), so it is closed.
- Answer: `bet/ter` → `c c`

#### 6. okay
- Syllables: "o-kay"
- Analysis:
- "o" ends with a vowel sound ("o"), so it is open.
- "kay" ends with a consonant sound ("y"), so it is closed.
- Answer: `o/kay` → `o c`

#### 7. country
- Syllables: "coun-try"
- Analysis:
- "coun" ends with a consonant sound ("n"), so it is closed.
- "try" ends with a consonant sound ("y"), so it is closed.
- Answer: `coun/try` → `c c`

#### 8. alone
- Syllables: "a-lone"
- Analysis:
- "a" ends with a vowel sound ("a"), so it is open.
- "lone" ends with a consonant sound ("n"), so it is closed.
- Answer: `a/lone` → `o c`

#### 9. eclipse
- Syllables: "e-clipse"
- Analysis:
- "e" ends with a vowel sound ("e"), so it is open.
- "clipse" ends with a consonant sound ("s"), so it is closed.
- Answer: `e/clipse` → `o c`

#### 10. common
- Syllables: "com-mon"
- Analysis:
- "com" ends with a consonant sound ("m"), so it is closed.
- "mon" ends with a consonant sound ("n"), so it is closed.
- Answer: `com/mon` → `c c`

#### 11. never
- Syllables: "nev-er"
- Analysis:
- "nev" ends with a consonant sound ("v"), so it is closed.
- "er" ends with a consonant sound ("r"), so it is closed.
- Answer: `nev/er` → `c c`

#### 12. lady
- Syllables: "la-dy"
- Analysis:
- "la" ends with a vowel sound ("a"), so it is open.
- "dy" ends with a consonant sound ("y"), so it is closed.
- Answer: `la/dy` → `o c`

#### 13. under
- Syllables: "un-der"
- Analysis:
- "un" ends with a consonant sound ("n"), so it is closed.
- "der" ends with a consonant sound ("r"), so it is closed.
- Answer: `un/der` → `c c`

#### 14. value
- Syllables: "val-ue"
- Analysis:
- "val" ends with a consonant sound ("l"), so it is closed.
- "ue" ends with a vowel sound ("e"), so it is open.
- Answer: `val/ue` → `c o`

#### 15. oval
- Syllables: "o-val"
- Analysis:
- "o" ends with a vowel sound ("o"), so it is open.
- "val" ends with a consonant sound ("l"), so it is closed.
- Answer: `o/val` → `o c`

Final Answer:

```
funny fun/ny c o
mother moth/er c o
again a/gain o c
because be/cause o c
better bet/ter c c
okay o/kay o c
country coun/try c c
alone a/lone o c
eclipse e/clipse o c
common com/mon c c
never nev/er c c
lady la/dy o c
under un/der c c
value val/ue c o
oval o/val o c
```

Boxed Answer:
```boxed{
funny fun/ny c o
mother moth/er c o
again a/gain o c
because be/cause o c
better bet/ter c c
okay o/kay o c
country coun/try c c
alone a/lone o c
eclipse e/clipse o c
common com/mon c c
never nev/er c c
lady la/dy o c
under un/der c c
value val/ue c o
oval o/val o c
}
```