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Counting Syllables at the Construction Site

Grade 1 syllable practice: read a story about a construction site, then count the vowel sounds in building words to find their syllables.

Grade 1ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.1.3.d

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 10 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students count the vowel sounds in a printed word to find how many syllables it has.
  • Students use the rule that every syllable has a vowel sound, even when y makes that sound.

How to use

Read the story together first. Have students tap once for each vowel sound they hear in a word, then answer the questions on their own.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.1.3.d

Use the fact that every syllable has a vowel sound to work out how many syllables a printed word has.

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Name Date

Counting Syllables at the Construction Site

Use vowel sounds to count the syllables in building words.

Read and count

Read the story. Every syllable has one vowel sound. Count the vowel sounds to find the syllables.

The Big Dig

1A new school was going up across the street. Each morning, Jamal and his dad watched from the window.

2First, a bulldozer pushed the dirt into a big pile. Then a digger made a deep hole. A worker in a yellow helmet waved, and Jamal waved back.

3On Friday, a tall crane lifted a stack of lumber high into the air. Jamal clapped. "I want to build things someday," he said.

1.
These words are from paragraph 3. Which word has 2 syllables?
  • A. tall
  • B. stack
  • C. lumber
  • D. air
2.
How many syllables are in the word bulldozer? Count the vowel sounds. Write the number.

Syllables:  

3.
These words are from the story. Circle every word that has only 1 syllable.

helmetcranepileworkeryellowdiggerholedirt

4.
Jamal wants to build things someday. The e in some is silent. How many syllables does someday have?
  • A. 2
  • B. 3
  • C. 4

More building words

Read each word. Count the vowel sounds to find the syllables.

5.
Use the word bank. Write the word that has the number of syllables shown. Use each word one time.
Word bank: wheelbarrow · brick · hammer

1 syllable:  
2 syllables:  
3 syllables:  

6.
Which word has more syllables than tractor?
  • A. sand
  • B. concrete
  • C. drill
  • D. carpenter
7.
In the word muddy, the y at the end makes a vowel sound. How many syllables does muddy have?
  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
8.
How many syllables does each word have? Write the number.

screwdriver:  
nail:  
toolbox:  

9.
Circle every word that has the same number of syllables as cement.

gravelpaintsawblueprintmalletboard

10.
Pick a word from the story that has 2 syllables. Write the word. Then tell how you know it has 2 syllables.

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