Syllable Sorting!

June 2014
Syllables
Words are made of smaller sounds that we
call syllables.
How many syllables do you think are in these
words?
Cat
Dog
Foot
Moon

Syllables
If you guessed 1 syllable, then you are right!
Now lets try some more
Apple
Flower
Hammer
Mitten


Words with 2 Syllables
If you guess 2 syllables, then you guessed
right!
Apple
Ap-ple
Flower
Flo-wer
Hammer
Ham-mer
Mitten
Mit-ten

How can we count syllables?
An easy way to count syllables is to clap your
hands! Lets try!


Apple
Apple
Ap-ple
Apple has 2 claps! Which shows us that it has 2
syllables.
Elephant
Elephant
El-e-phant
3 claps! 3 syllables!
Me
Me
Me-
Just 1 clap! That means the word me has 1 syllable!
How Many Syllables are in Your
Name?
Lets clap to find out!