Question

sailor

look at the underlined syllable in the word. what is its syllable type?

• consonant+le
• vowel team
• r-controlled

Explanation:

Identify the underlined syllable

The word shown is "sailor". The underlined part is "sai", which is the first syllable of the word.

Analyze the vowel spelling

The syllable "sai" contains the vowel pair "ai".

Determine the syllable type

A syllable containing two vowels next to each other working together to make one sound is a Vowel Team syllable. Here, "ai" makes the long /ā/ sound.

Evaluate the given options

• Consonant+le: This type occurs at the end of words (like -ble, -cle, -tle). "sai" does not fit this.
• Vowel team: This matches because "ai" is a vowel team making a single vowel sound.
• R-controlled: This type has a vowel followed by 'r' (like "or" in the second syllable "lor"). "sai" does not contain an 'r'.

Answer:

• Consonant+le
• Vowel team (Correct answer)
• R-controlled