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Syllables Skills Worksheet

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Syllables Skills Worksheet

A syllable is a beat in a word. Say each word aloud and clap once for each beat. For example, pic-nic has two syllables. Try the activities below.

Hear the beats

Choose the number of syllables in each word. Say the word aloud and clap the beats.

1.How many syllables are in basket?
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
2.How many syllables are in butterfly?
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
3.How many syllables are in football?
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Build the word beats

Write a hyphen between each syllable, like pic-nic. Different accents may make a few words sound slightly different; use the way you say each word.

4.Split banana into syllables using hyphens.
5.Split ladybird into syllables using hyphens.
6.Split umbrella into syllables using hyphens.

Sort the picnic words

Match each word to its number of syllables. Say the words aloud if you need a clue.

7.Match each word to the number of syllables it has.
  • tree
  • sandwich
  • family
  • grape
  • 1 syllable
  • 1 syllable
  • 2 syllables
  • 3 syllables
8.Which two words have the same number of syllables: blanket, picnic or banana?
9.True or false: picnic has three syllables.
TrueFalse
10.Choose the word with exactly three syllables.
  • blanket
  • tomato
  • football
11.Think of an animal with two syllables. Write the animal's name and split it into syllables with a hyphen.

3 printable pages

  • Syllables Skills Worksheet, page 1 of 3: Hear the beats, Build the word beats

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  • Syllables Skills Worksheet, page 2 of 3: Sort the picnic words

    Page 2

  • Syllables Skills Worksheet, page 3 of 3: 11. Think of an animal with two syllables. Write the animal's name and split it into

    Page 3

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