Okay, now I see the final row with the words "pencil", "frozen", and "pilot". I need to check if their *second* syllable is a closed syllable. Let's start with "pencil". It's pronounced "pen-cil". The second syllable is "cil", which ends with an 'l', a consonant. So, that's a closed second syllable. Next is "frozen", which sounds like "fro-zen". The second syllable is "zen", ending with an 'n', a consonant. This also qualifies. Finally, "pilot" is pronounced "pi-lot". The second syllable is "lot", which ends with a 't', another consonant. This also meets the criteria. All three of these words should be circled. I have now analyzed all the words on the worksheet.
Based on my analysis of each word, I can now provide the final answer.
The words that can be divided in the second syllable after a consonant are:
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tennis (ten-is)
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tiger (ti-ger)
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tiny (ti-ny)
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trumpet (trum-pet)
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rocket (rock-et)
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invent (in-vent)
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Spider (spi-der)
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cozy (co-zy)
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ostrich (os-trich)
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picnic (pic-nic)
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pencil (pen-cil)
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frozen (fro-zen)
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pilot (pi-lot)
All the words on the worksheet meet the criteria for having a closed second syllable. Therefore, all 13 words should be circled.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of syllable worksheets.
