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Syllable types

Syllable types - There are six syllable types:

Closed: cat, cobweb

Open: he, silo

Vowel-consonant-e (VCE): like, milestone

Consonant-l-e: candle, juggle (second syllable)

R-controlled: star, corner

Vowel pairs: count, rainbow

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