Question

guided practice

1. read the following words: football, color, animal,

laugh, monkey, hen, floor, and water.
which words have one syllable? which words
have two syllables? which words have three
syllables?

think
which words can be broken into syllables, or
parts based on how the word sounds? try saying
the words aloud. count the number of parts that
each word can be broken into to find the number
of syllables.
answer: one - syllable words: laugh, hen, floor. two -
syllable words: water, football, monkey, color. three -
syllable word: animal.

independent practice

1. circle each word with a short vowel sound.

1. circle each word with a long vowel sound.

1. circle each word with two syllables.

1. circle each word with three syllables.

tabe practice

1. which word has a short e sound?

a. few
b. hear
c. seed
d. dress

1. which word has a long a sound?

a. path
b. baby
c. stand
d. tackle

1. which word has more than one syllable?

a. light
b. band
c. glove
d. dollar

Explanation:

For question 6:

• "few" has a /juː/ sound.
• "hear" has a /ɪə/ sound.
• "seed" has a /iː/ sound.
• "dress" has a short /e/ sound.

For question 7:

• "path" has a /ɑː/ sound.
• "baby" has a long /eɪ/ sound (from the "a" in "baby").
• "stand" has a /æ/ sound.
• "tackle" has a /æ/ sound.

For question 8:

• "light" has one syllable.
• "band" has one syllable.
• "glove" has one syllable.
• "dollar" has two syllables (/ˈdɒlə(r)/).

Answer:

1. D. dress
2. B. baby
3. D. dollar