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Grade 2 Spelling Worksheet
Say the word. Circle the number of syllables.
rabbit
tiger
plane
dictionary
remember
community
stamp
window
pajamas
vacation
A syllable is one beat in a word, and every syllable has one vowel sound. The word cat has one beat, puppy has two, banana has three and watermelon has four. Counting syllables helps a second grader read long words in chunks and spell them one chunk at a time. Children often count letters instead of beats, or count the vowel letters, which does not work because a silent e or a vowel team makes one sound out of two letters.
This worksheet gives ten words, and the child says each one aloud, claps or taps the beats, and circles the number of syllables. Ask your child to put a hand under their chin and say the word slowly: the chin drops once for each syllable.
Common Core standard: RF.2.3
The word is puppy. Say it slowly: pup, py. That is two beats, so circle 2.
Counting the letters or the vowel letters instead of the beats.
Say the word and clap each beat, or put your hand under your chin.
Counting the letters or the vowel letters instead of the beats.
Say the word and clap each beat, or put your hand under your chin.
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Similar: Alphabetical Order · Divide Words into Syllables
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