Syllable identification worksheet for teaching open and closed syllables.

Let’s go step by step.

We are told:
- An open syllable ends with a vowel → long vowel sound (like “go”)
- A closed syllable ends with a consonant → short vowel sound (like “dog”)

We need to break each word into syllables using a slash, then check if the first syllable is open or closed.

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1) a corn
Break: a / corn
First syllable: “a” — ends in vowel → open

2) nap kin
Break: nap / kin
First syllable: “nap” — ends in consonant ‘p’ → closed

3) ba by
Break: ba / by
First syllable: “ba” — ends in vowel ‘a’ → open

4) pock et
Break: pock / et
First syllable: “pock” — ends in consonant ‘k’ → closed

5) car go
Break: car / go
First syllable: “car” — ends in consonant ‘r’ → closed

6) he ro
Break: he / ro
First syllable: “he” — ends in vowel ‘e’ → open

7) buck et
Break: buck / et
First syllable: “buck” — ends in consonant ‘k’ → closed

8) pump kin
Break: pump / kin
First syllable: “pump” — ends in consonant ‘p’ → closed

9) la dy
Break: la / dy
First syllable: “la” — ends in vowel ‘a’ → open

10) pen cil
Break: pen / cil
First syllable: “pen” — ends in consonant ‘n’ → closed

11) li on
Break: li / on
First syllable: “li” — ends in vowel ‘i’ → open

12) o cean
Break: o / cean
First syllable: “o” — ends in vowel → open

13) kit ten
Break: kit / ten
First syllable: “kit” — ends in consonant ‘t’ → closed

14) pi lot
Break: pi / lot
First syllable: “pi” — ends in vowel ‘i’ → open

15) stu dy
Break: stu / dy
First syllable: “stu” — ends in vowel ‘u’ → open

Wait — let’s double-check #15: “study”
Actually, it’s usually broken as stud / y? But that would make first syllable end in ‘d’ → closed.
But wait — pronunciation matters. In many curricula, “study” is broken as stu-dy, and since “stu” ends in vowel ‘u’, it’s considered open? Hmm.

Actually, standard syllabication rules: when there’s one consonant between vowels, it often goes with the second syllable IF the first vowel is long. But “study” has a short ‘u’ sound — so maybe it’s stud-y? That would make first syllable closed.

Let me check reliable rule:
In “study”, the ‘u’ is short → so likely closed syllable → break as stud / y

So correction for #15:
Break: stud / y → first syllable “stud” ends in ‘d’ → closed

But wait — some sources say “stu-dy” because of how it’s pronounced? Let’s think phonetically: /ˈstʌdi/ — the ‘u’ is short, so closed syllable makes sense.

I’ll go with closed for #15.

16) un box
Break: un / box
First syllable: “un” — ends in consonant ‘n’ → closed

17) pa per
Break: pa / per
First syllable: “pa” — ends in vowel ‘a’ → open

18) ro bot
Break: ro / bot
First syllable: “ro” — ends in vowel ‘o’ → open

Wait — “robot” is typically /ˈroʊ.bɑt/ — first syllable “ro” has long ‘o’ → open syllable → correct.

Now let’s list all answers clearly:

1) a/corn → open
2) nap/kin → closed
3) ba/by → open
4) pock/et → closed
5) car/go → closed
6) he/ro → open
7) buck/et → closed
8) pump/kin → closed
9) la/dy → open
10) pen/cil → closed
11) li/on → open
12) o/cean → open
13) kit/ten → closed
14) pi/lot → open
15) stud/y → closed *(corrected)*
16) un/box → closed
17) pa/per → open
18) ro/bot → open

Double-check #15 again:
Word: study
Syllables: stud-y (because ‘u’ is short) → closed ✔️

All others seem consistent.

Final Answer:

1) open
2) closed
3) open
4) closed
5) closed
6) open
7) closed
8) closed
9) open
10) closed
11) open
12) open
13) closed
14) open
15) closed
16) closed
17) open
18) open