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Grade 4 · lesson 2 of 4

Notice a syllable pattern

Inspect only the supplied highlighted syllable or word part. Identify its ending and vowel arrangement before blending the entire word.

About 18 minutes, plus any extended practice

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Supplied materials

  • Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
  • Worked case: Root: tele- in telescope. Highlight: pic in picnic. Dictionary need: how to say the word. Blank: ___ books, belonging to them.
  • Primary check: Root: photo- in photograph. Highlight: ro in robot. Dictionary need: whether a word is a noun. Blank: over ___, a place.

Learn the idea

A closed syllable ends with a consonant; an open syllable ends with a vowel. Final-e and consonant-le are other common patterns. Patterns guide decoding but have exceptions.

Inspect only the supplied highlighted syllable or word part. Identify its ending and vowel arrangement before blending the entire word.

Example to read or listen to: Root: tele- in telescope. Highlight: pic in picnic. Dictionary need: how to say the word. Blank: ___ books, belonging to them. The answer is closed syllable. The relevant input states: Highlight: pic in picnic. This fits closed syllable. A closed syllable ends with a consonant; an open syllable ends with a vowel. Final-e and consonant-le are other common patterns. Patterns guide decoding but have exceptions. Consonant-le often forms a final syllable.

  1. Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
  2. Inspect only the supplied highlighted syllable or word part. Identify its ending and vowel arrangement before blending the entire word.
  3. Check the worked solution: closed syllable. The relevant input states: Highlight: pic in picnic. This fits closed syllable. A closed syllable ends with a consonant; an open syllable ends with a vowel. Final-e and consonant-le are other common patterns. Patterns guide decoding but have exceptions. Consonant-le often forms a final syllable.
  4. Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.
Worked example

See the method in action

Root: tele- in telescope. Highlight: pic in picnic. Dictionary need: how to say the word. Blank: ___ books, belonging to them. Solved: closed syllable. The relevant input states: Highlight: pic in picnic. This fits closed syllable. A closed syllable ends with a consonant; an open syllable ends with a vowel. Final-e and consonant-le are other common patterns. Patterns guide decoding but have exceptions. Consonant-le often forms a final syllable. Inspect only the supplied highlighted syllable or word part. Identify its ending and vowel arrangement before blending the entire word.

Your turn

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Helpful tips
  • The ta in table is open.
  • Consonant-le often forms a final syllable.
Root: photo- in photograph. Highlight: ro in robot. Dictionary need: whether a word is a noun. Blank: over ___, a place. Which syllable pattern is explicitly highlighted?

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See the answer and explanation

open syllable

The relevant input states: Highlight: ro in robot. This fits open syllable. A closed syllable ends with a consonant; an open syllable ends with a vowel. Final-e and consonant-le are other common patterns. Patterns guide decoding but have exceptions. Consonant-le often forms a final syllable.

Take it further

Optional extra practice: Use these supplied entry details: telephone, noun, a device for communicating speech over a distance. Explain tele and phon, name its part of speech and write: Their telephone is over there; they’re using it. Explain each homophone. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: A closed syllable ends with a consonant; an open syllable ends with a vowel. Final-e and consonant-le are other common patterns. Patterns guide decoding but have exceptions.

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More practice: try new cases

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More practice: try new cases
1. Root: graph in autograph. Highlight: cake. Dictionary need: what the word means. Blank: ___ ready, meaning they are. Which syllable pattern is explicitly highlighted?
Need a hint?
  • The ta in table is open.
  • Consonant-le often forms a final syllable.
2. Root: phon in telephone. Highlight: ble in table. Dictionary need: a model of its use. Meaning wanted: belonging to us. Which syllable pattern is explicitly highlighted?
Need a hint?
  • The ta in table is open.
  • Consonant-le often forms a final syllable.
3. Root: graph in graphic, supplied meaning writing or drawing. Highlight: mu in music. Dictionary need: how to pronounce it. Blank: put it ___, location. Which syllable pattern is explicitly highlighted?
Need a hint?
  • The ta in table is open.
  • Consonant-le often forms a final syllable.

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