Curated OER
Sports Syllables
In this recognizing syllables in words worksheet, students write the names of different sports in two syllables and then combine them to write and illustrate the words. Students write 7 answers.
K12 Reader
Find the Same Word
Assess the spelling skills of your beginning readers with a simple worksheet. Looking at a list of five CVC words, children must correctly match each one to another word with exactly the same spelling. An easy way to monitor young...
Curated OER
Counting Syllables in Words
In this counting syllables instructional activity, students look at, say and clap the name of 10 Christmas pictures. Students count each part and write the number of parts on the lines provided.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Fluency: Word Parts, Speedy Syllables
Prefixes, affixes, roots, and word parts are the focus of a lesson designed to boost scholars' speed and accuracy. Peers work collaboratively to time one another while reading word cards. Answers, scores, and times are recorded to track...
Poetry4kids
Rhythm in Poetry: I Am the Iamb
It's fun to write a poem with iambs! Practice using iambs in all types of different poems with an online poetry lesson.
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Meter and Rhyme (English II Reading)
Imagine an interactive that teaches young poets all the essential elements of poetry. This colorful resource does just that. Players are introduced to rhythm, meter, and rhyme schemes using famous poems. They practice marking the...
Perfection Learning
In The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson - Activity Book
Moving to a new country isn't easy, as Shirley Temple Wong learns in In The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord. A series of language arts activities carry readers through the novel, addressing the story's themes,...
Curated OER
Clapping the Number of Syllables in a Word - School/Home Links
In this word work worksheet, students work with a learning partner to determine the number of syllables in six words that are read to them. They clap once for each syllable they hear. There is a place for both the student and learning...
Curated OER
Number of Syllables in a Word - Home/School Links
In this word work worksheet, students practice determining how many syllables are in words. They work with a home partner to use a spoon to tap out the syllables in the words that are read to them. There is a place for both the student...
Curated OER
Responding Syllables: Reading and Music
Shell Silverstein’s “Sick” provides an opportunity for kids to demonstrate their understanding of syllables and phonemes. The class creates a list of descriptive words used in the poem that have more than one syllable, and brainstorm how...
Curated OER
Write the Number of Syllables in Each Word
In this syllables practice worksheet, students examine 10 multi-syllable words and identify the number of syllables in each one.
Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, University of Texas at Austin
Lesson 8 - Open Syllables
Just like scholars plug something in to close a circuit, they must plug a consonant onto a word to make closed syllables. Help learners distinguish between open and closed syllables with a series of activities that emphasize open...
Learning A-Z
Tips for Teaching: Word Recognition
Learning to read can be exhilarating for some pupils, but for others, it's difficult to get past the frustration of not knowing how to read a particular word. A tutoring resource provides several ways to guide class members into...
San José State University
Possessive Apostrophes
A great review of possesive nouns and how to add apostrophes. Clearly demonstrating where to place the apostrophe for different nouns, the resource also notes some tricky exceptions. Reinforce the concept with a little practice putting...
Curated OER
Combining Syllables to Form 2- and 3-Syllable Words
Students practice combining consonant-vowel-consonant sounds to form words. They read closed and silent "e" syllables. Students construct two-syllable words. They arrange syllables to form three and four syllable words.
Curated OER
Smart Board Syllable Activity
Learners divide words, using syllable division rules. They divide two and three syllable words. They follow Orton-Gillingham rules and use the first three division rules.
Curated OER
Quiz Stressed Syllables
How should Spanish words be broken down to clarify pronunciation? Intended as a formal assessment, this sheet provides a quick 10-question quiz on stressed syllables. Consider adding an extra credit opportunity, and have the learners...
Make Take Teach
7 Syllable Types - Classroom Posters
Review r-controlled words, open and closed vowels, and dipthongs with a set of classroom posters. Each page features one concept with a colorful illustration, an explanation, and a list of applicable words.
Curated OER
Phonics: Two Syllable Words
Learning the rules can make any task clear and achievable. Second graders have the task of segmenting two-syllable words. Lucky for them, they have a rule to guide them as they go along! They underline all the vowels in each word and...
Curated OER
School-Home Links: Breaking Words into Syllables
Involve the whole family in syllable division with this resource, which has parents helping their children practice a new skill. Learners look at 6 words, which are visually divided, and write down their syllable count. There are 2...
Curated OER
Divided Syllables
In this syllables activity, students complete multiple choice questions on the correct ways to divide words into syllables. Students complete 10 problems.
Curated OER
Christmas Syllables
Readers say the word for the four Christmas images given. Then they listen for the syllables, count them, and circle the number that matches. There are four pictures with numbers. Use this theme to get in the holiday spirit!
Curated OER
Icky Insect Is In Icky Sticky Ink
Practice the strategy of letter-sound correspondence when identifying the short vowel /i/ sound in written and spoken words. The teacher recites the tongue twister "Icky insect is in icky sticky ink," while listeners repeat. Letter boxes...
Curated OER
Word Review Card Activity
Pupils play a card game where they match the meaning of the word to the word or its prefix/suffix. They listen for the teacher to call out the definition and, with two players facing off, the first one to slap the correct card wins! Kids...