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Syllable Safari!

A fun Grade 1 worksheet to practice identifying and counting syllables in words.

Grade 1 ELA GrammarPhonicsSyllabication
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Multiple ChoiceFill in the BlanksShort AnswerTrue / FalseWord Bank

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3.DCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2.B
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Syllable Safari!

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Welcome to Syllable Safari! Syllables are the beats in a word. Clap your hands for each syllable you hear. Read each question carefully and follow the directions.

1. How many syllables are in the word 'apple'?

a

1

b

2

c

3

d

4

2. How many syllables are in the word 'elephant'?

a

1

b

2

c

3

d

4

Clap out the syllables for each word. Write the number of syllables on the blank line.

3. banana:  

4. cat:  

5. rainbow:  

6. Choose one word from above and write a sentence using it. Underline each syllable in the word.

7. The word 'jump' has two syllables.

T

True

F

False

8. The word 'butterfly' has three syllables.

T

True

F

False

Sort the words into the correct syllable category below.

table
dog
computer
sun
banana

1 Syllable Words

2 Syllable Words

3 Syllable Words