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Key Notes:

Words are made up of syllables. Each syllable has one vowel sound.

🎯 To count syllables, try clapping as you say each part of a word. You can also count how many times your jaw drops as you say each part of the word.

🎯wa / ter / mel / on

1 / 2 / 3 / 4

🎯 The word watermelon has 4 syllables.

Learn with an example

📚 Listen to each word. Then, sort by the number of syllables.

1 syllable:

2 syllables:

These words have 1 syllable:

This word has 2 syllables:

📚 Listen to each word. Then, sort by the number of syllables.

1 syllable:

2 syllables:

  • These words have 1 syllable:
mop1ring1
  • This word has 2 syllables:
pump / kin

📚 Listen to each word. Then, sort by the number of syllables.

1 syllable:

2 syllables:

This word has 1 syllable:

duck1milk1
  • This word has 2 syllables:
ba / by

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