Syllable sort with up to four syllables

What is on this worksheet

Clap and sort words with one to four syllables, from cat to watermelon.

• Syllables: 1 to 4

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About count the syllables

A word bank of everyday words, from cat to watermelon. Children say each word, clap the beats and write it in the column for one, two, three or four syllables.

Words whose syllable count changes with accent, such as family or library, are left out, so every word has one right column.

Printing

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