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Count the Syllables by Vowel Sounds

Grade 1 syllable practice: count the vowel sounds in printed words to tell how many syllables each word has, then try it in a short story.

Grade 1ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.1.3.d

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 12 questions
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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 its syllables.
  • Students tell that silent letters and vowel teams do not add extra syllables.

How to use

Have students say each word slowly and tap once for every vowel sound. Do the first word together, then let students finish alone.

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

Count the Syllables by Vowel Sounds

Listen for the vowel sounds to find how many syllables a word has.

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

Syllables:  

3.
The word boat has two vowel letters, o and a. How many syllables are in boat?
  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 3

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