Question

read the spelling words

1. caper
2. utilize
3. recycle
4. arena
5. debut
6. response
7. reprint
8. diagnose
9. aboard
10. retrace
11. patiently
12. decipher
13. utility
14. bias
15. chaos
16. typhoon
17. credence
18. reimburse
19. violent
20. seasonal

sort the spelling words
1.–13. write the spelling words that have one open syllable. circle the open syllables.
14.–20. write the spelling words that have two or more open syllables. circle the open syllables.

Explanation:

An open - syllable is a syllable that ends with a vowel. We check each word's syllable structure to classify them.

Answer:

1 - 13:
arena (a - re - na, 'a' is an open syllable), debut (de - but, 'de' is an open syllable), aboard (a - board, 'a' is an open syllable), chaos (cha - os, 'a' is an open syllable), bias (bi - as, 'bi' is an open syllable)

14 - 20:
There are no words in this range with two or more open syllables.