Let’s Count the Syllables!

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Let’s Count the Syllables!

What do you already know about syllables?

What Will We Learn Today?

At the end of the lesson you will be able to count the number of syllables in a word and understand what a syllable is.

What Is a Syllable?

A syllable is a part of a word that has a vowel sound. Words can have one or more syllables.

How Can We Find Syllables?

Put your hand under your chin and say a word. Each time your chin moves down, you have found a syllable!

Examples of Syllables

"Cat" has 1 syllable. "Butterfly" has 3 syllables. "Parrot" has 2 syllables. Try saying them aloud!

Let’s Practise: How Many Syllables?

1-syllable words

chick, fox, cow, car, chair, tree

1 and 2 syllable words

parrot, kittens, kangaroo, pillow, yesterday, umbrella, remember, monkey, decide, elephant, butterfly, caterpillar

The Six Syllable Types

Words have different syllable types: Closed, Open, Magic E, Bossy R, Vowel Team, and -CLE. Each helps us decode words!

Let’s Count Together!

Say the word “kangaroo.” How many times does your chin move? Count the syllables out loud and on your fingers!

Let’s Review

Syllables help us read big words more easily. Try counting syllables in new words you see every day!

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.