| Syllable Type | Examples | Description of Syllable Type |
| Closed |
|
A syllable having a short vowel and ending in a consonant (VC, CVC, CCVC, CVCC) |
| Open |
|
A syllable with a long vowel sound that is spelled with a single-vowel letter (CV, CCV) |
| Vowel Combinations |
|
A syllable with a vowel combination such as ai, oa, ea, or oi (CVVC, CCVVC, CVVCC) |
| R-controlled |
|
A syllable with a vowel combination such as ar, or, er, ir, or ur |
| Vowel-consonant-e |
|
A syllable with a long vowel sound with a consonant and final e (VCe, CVCe, CCVCe) |
| Consonant-le |
|
A final syllable containing a consonant before le |
Source: Archer, A.L., Gleason, M.M., & Vachon, U.L. (2003). Decoding and fluency: Foundation skills for struggling older readers. Learning Disability Quarterly, 26, 89-101.
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