Grade 1 Phonics, Decoding & Spelling Patterns: Syllables
6 printable 1st Grade phonics worksheets on Syllables. The first three are free to download; All Access opens all 6.
Practice pages support a program; they are not the lesson. These sheets reinforce Phonics, Decoding, and Early Fluency — Grade 1, the complete K–5 reading curriculum from Faith Readers. See every program →
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Teaching Syllables
What it is
A syllable is a word part with one vowel sound. Splitting a long word into syllables lets a child read it in pieces: nap-kin, rab-bit, sun-set.
When a child is ready
Teach syllables when the child reads one-syllable words with blends and digraphs and starts meeting longer words.
If they struggle
Clap the word first to count the parts. Then find the vowels and split between the consonants that sit between them. Reading each piece and then the whole word is the habit to build.
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