Memory Game Unit 1 Concept MemoryOnline version Match the symbol to its meaning. Your parents can help you read the cards. by Morgan Stanford A monosyllable is a word of only one syllable. An open syllable ends with a vowel. A vowel is sound is opened and voiced. The vowels are a,e,I,o,u Initial means first Final means last Medial is anything between first and last A consonant sound is blocked or partially blocked by the teeth, tongue, or lips A closed syllable ends with a consonant.