330 Closed Syllable Words & Lists (Free Printable)

Help kids learn to decode new words quicker and more easily by teaching them aboutsyllables for kids!

There are both open and closed syllable words.

In this post we will talk aboutclosed syllable words.

Closed Syllable Words

Do you need some helpfulclosed syllable words?

Our FREEclosed syllable word listis here to make your life easier.

With over 330 words with closed syllables, youll have everything you need in a series of organized charts.

Weve includedwords with 1 syllable,handywords with 2 syllablesandthree syllable words.Plus we have lots of examples for each!

If the terms closed syllables is new to you, theres no cause for worry.

Well help you understand them in a clear, straightforward manner.

Closed syllables are one of the first types of syllables children learn.

Love or hate them, theres no denying their significance in our childrens reading journey.

Use our FREE closed syllable word list to boost your childs reading confidence.

![Let’s start with examples of closed syllable words with one-syllable words containing closed syllables. All of these are CVC words. We’ve prepared a list of 75 words organized by short vowel sounds to make it easier to find them!

Short A sound: Cat, bat, hat, mat, rat, pat, fat, sat, tap, map, nap, cap, gap, lap, trap. Short E sound: Red, bed, fed, led, web, sled, fled, shred, bled, sped, pled, ten, men, peg, leg. Short I sound: Sit, bit, hit, kit, fit, lit, pit, wit, quit, knit, win, tin, fin, skit, pig Short O sound: Hot, pot, lot, got, not, cot, rot, jot, dot, pod, rod shot, box, mom, stop. Short U sound: Hut, but, cup, nut, gut, mug, gum, shut, strut, tug, jut, fun, run, sun mud](https://www.123homeschool4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Closed-syllables-examples.png)

Additionally, their academic performance will improve as they become more confident readers.

So, lets dive in and take a closer look at these lists.

The vowel is usually short.

![Now, let’s take a step further and look at two-syllable words. Our comprehensive list provides lots of different examples to expand their understanding and proficiency! We’ve organized them as follows.

Words with:

The same middle consonant Two different middle consonants Containing blends Compound words](https://www.123homeschool4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Words-with-1-syllable.png)

To better understand this concept, lets look at CVC words words with a Consonant-Vowel-Consonant structure.

Words like cat, pig, and run are perfect examples of closed syllables.

The short vowels in these words are always closed by a consonant.

CVC words are fundamental to introducing closed syllables.

This typically happens near the end of kindergarten, but it should definitely be part of the first-grade curriculum.

Theclosed syllable word list pdffile will open and you might print and save the handy printable.

All of these are CVC words.

Weve prepared a list of 75 words organized by short vowel sounds to make it easier to find them!

Our downloadable printable contains all these words in a handy chart.

Words with 2 syllables

Now, lets take a step further and look at two-syllable words.

Our comprehensive list provides lots of different examples to expand their understanding and proficiency!

Weve organized them as follows.

Here are the words- we have included slashes to show the syllable breaks.

Use them for reference or adapt them for various learning activities.

Here are some easy ways to use the printable to make learning fun.

We hope you have found our word lists useful.

Remember to take advantage of the printable weve created.

Its there to make your life easier.

This post is one of a series of posts on the 6 different syllable types.