Syllable Types: Open and Closed

About this worksheet

“Syllable Types: Open and Closed” is sheet 25 of 30 in our free 3rd Grade Spelling & Word Study Worksheets collection, written for children aged 8–9. It focuses on syllables, one of two sheets in the set on that skill.

In the set it comes after “Silent Letters: Detective” and before “Words with ch, tch and sh”. Working through them in that order, one sheet a day, builds the skill a step at a time.

What this worksheet practices

• RF.3.3c · Common Core English Language Arts · Grade 3

  Reading: Foundational Skills · Phonics & word recognition

  Children work on matching letters to sounds and using them to decode and spell words.

More syllables worksheets

The other 3rd Grade Spelling & Word Study sheets on syllables, in the order they are meant to be done.

• Syllables in Longer Words

How to use this worksheet

1. 1

   Say each word slowly and clap the syllables before writing. Hearing the parts is half of spelling a long word.

2. 2

   Keep the rule box visible while doing the doubling and y-to-i sheets, then cover it for the second half.

3. 3

   Use the spelling test practice page every week with the words sent home from school.

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  Words with -tion

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  Hard and Soft c and g

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  Plural Rules Review

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  Silent Letters: Detective

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  Words with ch, tch and sh

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  Prefixes: mis-, over-, under-

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  Spelling Word Sort: Vowel Patterns

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  Crossword: Science Words