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Syllables on the Savanna

Grade 1 syllable practice with savanna animal words. Students count the vowel sounds in printed words to tell how many syllables each word has.

Grade 1ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.1.3.d

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What’s included

  • Single worksheet
  • Auto-graded online
  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 13 questions
  • Classroom-ready

Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students count the vowel sounds in a printed word to find how many syllables it has.
  • Students tell that a silent e or a vowel team does not add an extra syllable.
  • Students find words with 1, 2 or 3 syllables in a short text.

How to use

Say each word slowly with students and clap once for every vowel sound. Do the first question together, then let students finish 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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Syllables on the Savanna

Count the vowel sounds to find the syllables in animal words.

Count the syllables

Say each word slowly. Count the vowel sounds you hear. That is how many syllables the word has.

1.
How many syllables are in the word zebra?
  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
2.
How many syllables are in the word buffalo? Write the number.

Syllables:  

3.
The word crocodile ends with the letter e, but you do not hear that e. How many syllables are in crocodile?
  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 3

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