Robot Orbit WorksheetROBOT ORBIT Phonics: Open Syllables Name Date What is an Open Syllable? An open syllable ends with a vowel. The vowel sound is long! Examples: be, go, hi, mu-sic, ro-bot. The Solo Mission Zeno is a small ro-bot. He lives in a u-nit in the sky. One day, Zeno had a so-lo mission. He had to go find mu-sic for the party. "I can fly!" Zeno said. "I will be fast. I will not cry if it is hard. I can do it!" He went to the re-mote moon. He saw a pi-lot named Ti-na. She was la-zy and taking a nap. Ti-na gave him a ba-sic radio. Zeno felt so happy. He took the radio back home. Now, Zeno can dance! Comprehension Check 1. Who is the main character of the story? A pilot named Tina A robot named Zeno A radio named Basic A moon named Solo 2. Why did Zeno go on a mission? 3. How did Zeno feel at the end of the story? Why? Open Syllable Hunt Find and write four open syllable words from the passage.
Robot Orbit KeyANSWER KEY Robot Orbit Worksheet Passage Reference Zeno is a small ro-bot... He had to go find mu-sic for the party... Correct Responses 1. Who is the main character of the story? A robot named Zeno 2. Why did Zeno go on a mission? He had to find music for a party. 3. How did Zeno feel at the end of the story? Why? He felt so happy because he found the radio and could finally dance. Open Syllable Hunt: Example Answers Accept any four of the following words found in the text: Ze-no ro-bot u-nit sky so-lo go mu-sic fly be re-mote pi-lot ba-sic
Robot Orbit SlidesROBOT ORBIT Mastering Open Syllables 2nd Grade Phonics What is an Open Syllable? An open syllable ends with a vowel. The vowel makes its LONG sound! It sounds just like its name! Example be Example go Two-Syllable Words Open Syllable First! RO - BOT The first syllable RO ends in a vowel. Long O sound! Open Syllable First! MU - SIC The first syllable MU ends in a vowel. Long U sound! Meet Zeno the Robot! Today, we are going to read a story about Zeno. Look for Open Syllables as we read together. Reading Goal "I can read words with long vowel sounds in open syllables." Let's Hunt! Can you find the open syllables in these words? PILOT PI - LOT REMOTE RE - MOTE BASIC BA - SIC Ready to start your worksheet?
