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Veggie Tray Syllables
Grade 1 syllable practice: read a story about making a veggie tray, then count vowel sounds in printed words to find how many syllables each 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
- 9 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 count the vowel sounds in a printed word.
- Students use vowel sounds to tell how many syllables a word has.
How to use
Read the story together, then model tapping each vowel sound in the word carrot before children answer on their own.
Curriculum
Common Core standard covered
Use the fact that every syllable has a vowel sound to work out how many syllables a printed word has.
Preview
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Veggie Tray Syllables
Every syllable has a vowel sound.

Read the story
Read the story. Every syllable has a vowel sound.
Veggie Tray Day
Jun and Aunt Ruthie make a veggie tray for a party. Jun puts carrots in a long row. Aunt Ruthie cuts a red pepper and a cucumber. They add peas and a few small tomatoes.
Jun sets a bowl of dip in the middle. "It looks like a rainbow!" he says.
At the party, his friends crunch and munch. Soon the tray is empty, and Jun grins.
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