1. Closed Syllable Patterns Read this word: summer How many syllables are in summer? Where should this word be divided?

2. sum /mer • The two syllables are broken between the double consonants - m and m. • When a syllable breaks between two consonants, the first syllable is usually pronounced with a short vowel sound • This is called a closed syllable. It is called a closed syllable because the syllable is closed off with your lips when you make the /m/ sound.

3. sand/wich • The syllable break is after the consonants /nd/ • The consonant pair nd in sand stay together in the first syllable. • The syllable is broken after this consonant blend. • This syllable is also a closed syllable because when you make the /nd/ sound the sound is closed off with your tongue on the roof of your mouth.

4. Try these. Where are the syllable breaks? Do they have a closed syllable pattern?

5. contestant • con/test/ant • Yes, it has 3 closed syllables.

6. seventeen • sev/en/teen • Yes, it has 3 closed syllables. • Question:- The last syllable teen is also closed- so why do you think it has a long e sound? (Hint: Notice the ee vowel blend)

7. sheltering • shel/ter/ing • Yes, it has 3closed syllables

8. Look in the story, “The Hot and Cold Summer.” Find multisyllable words that have closed syllable patterns.