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Ruby's Cartwheel Diary: Split the Syllables
Grade 1 phonics: read a cartwheel diary, then split two-syllable words like ti-ny and tab-let and tell if the first vowel is long or short.
Grade 1ELAInteractive · Printable
Aligned toRF.1.3.e
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What’s included
- Single worksheet
- Auto-graded online
- 1 Common Core standard
- Printable answer key
- 10 questions
- Classroom-ready
Details
- Format
- Interactive · Printable
- Grade
- Grade 1
- Subject
- ELA
- Question types
- Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting
About this worksheet
What students practice
- Students split two-syllable words after the first vowel, as in pa-per, to read them.
- Students tell whether the first vowel in a two-syllable word is long or short.
- Students read two-syllable words in a short diary.
How to use
Read the diary together, then clap the parts of baby and tablet. Have students answer on their own and read each word part by part before reading it whole.
Curriculum
Common Core standard covered
Decode two-syllable words that follow basic patterns by breaking them into syllables.
Preview
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Ruby's Cartwheel Diary: Split the Syllables
Split two-syllable words to read them.

Read the diary
Ruby wrote in her diary for one week. Read the diary. It has 4 numbered parts. Then answer the questions.
Ruby's Cartwheel Diary
1Monday: I try to do a cartwheel on the grass. My hands slip, and I land on my back. I am upset.
2Tuesday: Mom shows me what to do. First, I lift my arms up high. Next, I put one hand down, and then the other one.
3Friday: I can do a cartwheel! My legs go up and over, and I land on my feet. Dad takes a photo with his tablet.
4Sunday: I show my baby brother, Hugo. He is too tiny to try it, but he claps and grins. Later, I will teach my pal Nina.
- A. do a cartwheel
- B. do a handstand
- C. jump a rope
- D. climb a tree
- A. She lands on her feet.
- B. She rolls down a hill.
- C. She lands on her back.
- D. She does it five times.
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