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Grade 2 Reading Worksheet
Circle the word whose first syllable is open.
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A syllable is open when it ends in a vowel, as in the first syllable of robot: ro. The vowel in an open syllable says its name, so ro sounds like row. A syllable is closed when it ends in a consonant, as in the first syllable of rabbit: rab. The vowel in a closed syllable makes its short sound. Knowing the difference helps a second grader read long words that they have not seen before, because the end of the first syllable tells what the vowel says.
This worksheet gives ten sets of three words that have been divided into syllables with a hyphen. On odd-numbered sheets the child circles the word whose first syllable is open, and on even-numbered sheets the one whose first syllable is closed. Ask your child to look at the last letter of the first chunk.
Common Core standard: RF.2.3.C
The words are rab-bit, nap-kin and ro-bot. The first syllables are rab, nap and ro. Ro ends in a vowel, so it is open. Circle ro-bot.
Looking at the whole word instead of the end of the first syllable.
Look at the last letter of the first chunk. A vowel means open, a consonant means closed.
Looking at the whole word instead of the end of the first syllable.
Look at the last letter of the first chunk. A vowel means open, a consonant means closed.
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