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Tuesday, 5 November 2019

Syllables Practice

Syllables
Words are made up of parts called syllables. Each syllable has a vowel sound.
A fun way to count syllables is to clap as you read each word. 

Examples:
Bat
1 clap 
1 syllable
monkey
2 claps 
2 syllables
forever
3 claps 
3 syllables


Now it’s your turn:
Word
# of Syllables
Word
# of Syllables
monster
2
candy
2
butterfly 
3
understand
4
cat
1
popcorn
2
basket
2
jump
1
strawberry
3
football
2
rabbit
2
reading
2
basketball
3
math
1
sister
2
playground
2
winter
2
elephant
3
family
3
fan
1
One or Two Syllables?
Look at the words below and sort them into the correct column below


sentence old
picture
sound help move


One Syllable
Two Syllables
place  work
live years
Sound help old move

little
only
sentence very

picture again


Syllable Zoo
Look at each of the words and write the correct number of
syllables for each word. 

Word
# of Syllables
Word
# of Syllables
elephant
3
kangaroo
3
zebra
2
walrus
2
lion
2
wolf
1
skunk
1
chimpanzee
3
pelican
2
hippo
2
monkey
2
bear
1
snake
1
alligator
4
ostrich
2
panda
2
Syllables
Choose some words from around the class or even students names and
write down how many syllables for each word. 
Pick at least 20 words.
Word
# of Syllables
Word
# of Syllables
because
2
hi
1
the
1
and
1
was
1
good
1
saw
1
out
1
see
1
in
1
we
1
to
1
Miss parrant
3
fire
1
siakupega
5
respect
2
practice
2
Pt england
4
syllables
3
school
1