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Open or Closed Syllable? is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on sorting two-syllable words by whether the first syllable is open or closed, aligned to Common Core standard RF.2.3. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Open or Closed Syllable?

RF.2.3

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Sort each word into the right column.

1.Sort each word by its pattern: open syllable / closed syllable.

Sort: robot, napkin, hotel, basket, helmet, silent

open syllableclosed syllable
2.Sort each word by its pattern: open syllable / closed syllable.

Sort: insect, baby, napkin, moment, paper, sunset

open syllableclosed syllable
3.Sort each word by its pattern: open syllable / closed syllable.

Sort: robot, sunset, insect, pilot, moment, helmet

open syllableclosed syllable

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Answer key — Open or Closed Syllable?

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.open syllable: robot, hotel, silent; closed syllable: napkin, basket, helmet
  2. 2.open syllable: baby, moment, paper; closed syllable: insect, napkin, sunset
  3. 3.open syllable: robot, pilot, moment; closed syllable: sunset, insect, helmet

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.2.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.