Question

closed syllables
word analysis lessons: syllable types
closed syllables
a closed syllable ends in at least one consonant. the consonant closes the syllable. when a syllable ends in at least one consonant, the vowel in that syllable will make its short vowel sound.
take a look at these words. which words have two closed syllables? drag them to the chart.
motion
picket
stolen
develop
tomato
bonnet
dental
checkbook
program
words that have two closed syllables

Explanation:

To determine which words have two closed syllables, we analyze each word by identifying its syllables and checking if each syllable ends in a consonant (closed syllable):

Step 1: Analyze "picket"

• Syllables: pick - et
• "pick" ends in "k" (consonant, closed syllable); "et" ends in "t" (consonant, closed syllable). So, two closed syllables.

Step 2: Analyze "bonnet"

• Syllables: bon - net
• "bon" ends in "n" (consonant, closed syllable); "net" ends in "t" (consonant, closed syllable). So, two closed syllables.

Step 3: Analyze "dental"

• Syllables: den - tal
• "den" ends in "n" (consonant, closed syllable); "tal" ends in "l" (consonant, closed syllable). So, two closed syllables.

Step 4: Analyze "checkbook"

• Syllables: check - book
• "check" ends in "k" (consonant, closed syllable); "book" ends in "k" (consonant, closed syllable). So, two closed syllables.

Other words (motion, stolen, develop, tomato, program) do not have two closed syllables (e.g., "motion" = mo - tion, "mo" is open; "stolen" = sto - len, "sto" is open; etc.).

Answer:

The words with two closed syllables are: picket, bonnet, dental, checkbook.