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Syllable Division Practice

A Grade 2 ELA worksheet to practice dividing words into syllables.

Grade 2 ELA GrammarPhonicsSyllable Division
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Fill in the BlanksShort AnswerWord BankTrue / False

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.3.c

Topics

ELAGrade 2SyllablesPhonics
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Syllable Division Practice

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Read each word and divide it into syllables by drawing a line between each syllable. Then, write the number of syllables.

1. butterfly: but-ter-fly Number of syllables:  

2. elephant: el-e-phant Number of syllables:  

3. happy: hap-py Number of syllables:  

4. wagon: wa-gon Number of syllables:  

5. kitten: kit-ten Number of syllables:  

Circle the word that is divided correctly into syllables.

a

gar-den

b

gard-en

a

sun-shine

b

sunsh-ine

Use the words from the word bank to complete the sentences. Then, divide each word into syllables.

cookie
pencil
flower

1. I like to eat a sweet  . Syllables:  

2. Please use a   to write your name. Syllables:  

3. The beautiful   smells good. Syllables:  

Read each statement. Is the syllable division correct?

1. The word 'table' is divided as ta-ble.

T

True

F

False

2. The word 'banana' is divided as ba-na-na.

T

True

F

False