1. closed – [not] - closed in by a consonant - vowel makes its short sound
2. open – [no] - ends in a vowel - vowel makes its long sound
3. silent e – [note] - ends in vowel consonant e - vowel makes its long sound
4. vowel combination – [nail] the two vowels together make a sound
5. r-controlled – [bird] - contains a vowel plus “r” - vowel sound is changed
6. consonant - l - e –[table] - at the end of a word