Syllable Division Practice
A Grade 1 ELA worksheet focusing on syllable division to help students break down words for easier reading and pronunciation.
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Syllable Division Practice
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Read the instructions for each section carefully and do your best!
Read each word. Clap out the syllables. Then write how many syllables each word has.
1. cat: syllable(s)
2. table: syllable(s)
3. happy: syllable(s)
4. elephant: syllable(s)
5. book: syllable(s)
Choose the correct way to divide each word into syllables.
6. pumpkin
pump-kin
pumpk-in
pum-pkin
pu-mpkin
7. water
wa-ter
wat-er
wate-r
wa-ter
Draw a line to divide each word into syllables.
8. rabbit
9. kitten
10. flower
Read each statement. Circle T for True or F for False.
11. The word 'banana' has two syllables.
True
False
12. The word 'apple' has one syllable.
True
False