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Let's solve this syllable worksheet step by step.

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Understanding the Rules:

- Open syllable: A syllable that ends in a vowel and produces a long vowel sound.
Example: *go* → "go" is an open syllable because the 'o' is long.

- Closed syllable: A syllable that ends in a consonant and produces a short vowel sound.
Example: *dog* → "dog" is a closed syllable because the 'o' is short.

We need to:
1. Break each word into syllables.
2. Identify whether the first syllable is open or closed based on the vowel sound.

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Now, let’s go through each word:

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1) acorn
- Syllables: a-corn
- First syllable: "a" → sounds like /æ/ (short a) → closed
✔ closed

2) napkin
- Syllables: nap-kin
- First syllable: "nap" → 'a' is short → closed
✔ closed

3) baby
- Syllables: ba-by
- First syllable: "ba" → 'a' is short → closed
✔ closed

4) pocket
- Syllables: pock-et
- First syllable: "pock" → 'o' is short → closed
✔ closed

5) cargo
- Syllables: car-go
- First syllable: "car" → 'a' is short → closed
✔ closed

6) hero
- Syllables: he-ro
- First syllable: "he" → 'e' is long → open
✔ open

7) bucket
- Syllables: buck-et
- First syllable: "buck" → 'u' is short → closed
✔ closed

8) pumpkin
- Syllables: pump-kin
- First syllable: "pump" → 'u' is short → closed
✔ closed

9) lady
- Syllables: la-dy
- First syllable: "la" → 'a' is long → open
✔ open

10) pencil
- Syllables: pen-cil
- First syllable: "pen" → 'e' is short → closed
✔ closed

11) lion
- Syllables: li-on
- First syllable: "li" → 'i' is long → open
✔ open

12) ocean
- Syllables: o-ce-an
- First syllable: "o" → 'o' is long → open
✔ open

13) kitten
- Syllables: kit-ten
- First syllable: "kit" → 'i' is short → closed
✔ closed

14) pilot
- Syllables: pi-lot
- First syllable: "pi" → 'i' is long → open
✔ open

15) study
- Syllables: stud-y
- First syllable: "stud" → 'u' is short → closed
✔ closed

16) unbox
- Syllables: un-box
- First syllable: "un" → 'u' is short → closed
✔ closed

17) paper
- Syllables: pa-per
- First syllable: "pa" → 'a' is short → closed
✔ closed

18) robot
- Syllables: ro-bot
- First syllable: "ro" → 'o' is long → open
✔ open

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✔ Final Answers:

| # | Word | First Syllable | Open / Closed |
|---|----------|----------------|---------------|
| 1 | acorn | a | ✘ open ✔ closed |
| 2 | napkin | nap | ✘ open ✔ closed |
| 3 | baby | ba | ✘ open ✔ closed |
| 4 | pocket | pock | ✘ open ✔ closed |
| 5 | cargo | car | ✘ open ✔ closed |
| 6 | hero | he | ✔ open ✘ closed |
| 7 | bucket | buck | ✘ open ✔ closed |
| 8 | pumpkin | pump | ✘ open ✔ closed |
| 9 | lady | la | ✔ open ✘ closed |
|10 | pencil | pen | ✘ open ✔ closed |
|11 | lion | li | ✔ open ✘ closed |
|12 | ocean | o | ✔ open ✘ closed |
|13 | kitten | kit | ✘ open ✔ closed |
|14 | pilot | pi | ✔ open ✘ closed |
|15 | study | stud | ✘ open ✔ closed |
|16 | unbox | un | ✘ open ✔ closed |
|17 | paper | pa | ✘ open ✔ closed |
|18 | robot | ro | ✔ open ✘ closed |

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✔ Summary of Open Syllables (First Syllable):

- 6. hero
- 9. lady
- 11. lion
- 12. ocean
- 14. pilot
- 18. robot

All others have closed first syllables.

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