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Syllable Superstars!

Practice identifying and breaking words into syllables for Grade 3 ELA.

Grade 3 ELA GrammarPhonicsSyllabication
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Fill in the Blanks2 Short AnswerMultiple ChoiceTrue / False

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.3.C

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ELAGrade 3SyllablesPhonicsReading
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Syllable Superstars!

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Read each instruction carefully and complete the activities. Remember, a syllable is a single, unbroken sound of a spoken or written word.

Write the number of syllables for each word.

1. banana:  

2. elephant:  

3. teacher:  

4. butterfly:  

5. fantastic:  

Divide each word into its syllables using dashes (-).

1. computer:

2. rainbow:

3. bicycle:

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

a

Two

b

Three

c

Four

d

Five

2. Which word has four syllables?

a

amazing

b

wonderful

c

celebration

d

happiness

Read each statement and circle True or False.

1. The word 'cat' has two syllables.

T

True

F

False

2. The word 'umbrella' has four syllables.

T

True

F

False

Read the sentence. Choose one word from the sentence and write it below. Then, divide the word into its syllables.

The friendly squirrel gathered nuts for the winter.

Chosen word:

Syllables: