Question

During a phonics lesson, a third-grade teacher provides direct instruction to a small group of students on how to decode multisyllabic words by identifying the syllable types found within the word and applying the phonics rules that govern each. The beginning of the teacher's instructional sequence with students is shown below.

Teacher:Listen and tell me what you hear that is the same in each of these words:" sudden," "velvet," "kitten," "napkin," "contest."

Student:Each of these words has two syllables.

Teacher:Correct. Do you hear anything else that is the same?

Student:Each syllable in the words has a short vowel sound.

Teacher:That's right. Now I'm going to show you the words on this chart. What do you notice?

Student:Each syllable contains one vowel followed by a consonant.

When continuing the discussion with students, the teacher should inform students that each of the words presented in the lesson contains which of the following syllable types?
A. Vowel digraph syllable.
B. Closed syllable.
C. Final stable syllable.
D. Open syllable.

Answer 1

The teacher should inform the students that the words 'sudden,' 'velvet,' 'kitten,' 'napkin,' and 'contest' contain closed syllables, which have short vowel sounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

When continuing the discussion with the students, the teacher should inform students that each of the words presented in the lesson contains closed syllables. A closed syllable is when a syllable ends with a consonant, which results in the vowel having a short sound.

This is observed in the words 'sudden,' 'velvet,' 'kitten,' 'napkin,' and 'contest,' where each syllable contains one vowel followed by a consonant, making the vowel sound short. In contrast, a vowel digraph syllable contains two vowels that make one sound, a final stable syllable has a consonant followed by -le, and an open syllable ends in a vowel, typically resulting in a long vowel sound.