Counting syllables worksheets
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Syllables are the beats in a word. Clap them out: cat has one, apple has two, banana has three.
Three grades, one set of words: all three print from the same 90. Print one here, or open a grade for examples and teaching notes.
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Kindergarten
A syllable is one beat of a word, and clapping is how kindergartners find them: dog gets one clap, ap-ple gets two, ba-na-na gets three.
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1st grade Core grade
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First graders count syllables to break words into readable chunks: rabbit stops being six letters and becomes two easy parts, rab and bit. The chin-drop test joins clapping this year: every drop of the jaw is one syllable.
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2nd grade
Second graders use syllables as a decoding and spelling tool: long words split into pronounceable pieces (com-pu-ter), and each piece needs its own vowel. Counting beats is also the first step toward the syllable-type work that later grades build on.
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