Closed syllable

/klˈəʊzd sˈɪləbəl/

/klˈoʊzd sˈɪləbəl/

[noun]

Closed syllable

[NOUN]

(phonetics) a syllable that consists of one vowel that is followed by a consonant, ending the syllable

Examples

1. Both languages have closed syllables as well, but in both languages, only a limited number of consonants can appear in the coda.

2. but oh spider I if you are unsure of the sound of owl makes just split the word into syllables and check if the syllables are open or closed remember that open syllables make the long vowel sound but closed syllables make the short vowel sound as always practice reading words in our fun games and quizzes until next time always be clever