WyoSylvia Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 In my son's spelling workbook (How to Spell, level 3, page 17) it asks the following question.Label the syllable: open, dipthong, closed or vowel-consonant-eWhiMy son answered dipthong but the answer key lists it as open. Would it be pronounced with a long or short vowel-sound?Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Open syllables are long vowels, not short (according to AAS, anyway). ETA: I had that backwards at first. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyoSylvia Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 That is the thrust of our question. We can't think of any words with whi which are long but not vowel-consonant-e. So we can't figure out why it is open. When the workbook wants vowel-consonant-e as an answer, it is visually obvious in the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Wait...how is that a "grammar" question? Wouldn't that be a *spelling* question?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 "Whiten" would have "whi" as an open syllable, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyoSylvia Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Wait...how is that a "grammar" question? Wouldn't that be a *spelling* question?? How funny - yes, this is absolutely about spelling. I think I accidentally wrote that because we were doing grammar just before I had a chance to write this post. I wonder if I can edit the title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyoSylvia Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 "Whiten" would have "whi" as an open syllable, Bingo - I think you have it. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 That is the thrust of our question. We can't think of any words with whi which are long but not vowel-consonant-e. So we can't figure out why it is open. When the workbook wants vowel-consonant-e as an answer, it is visually obvious in the question. LOL - I spent a good 15 minutes Googling that very question after I posted! I came up with nil. ETA: A yes, whiten. huh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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