Teaching Resource
Syllable Game
A simple game for students to work out the number of syllables in common words.
Print and cut the word/picture cards. Print on thick cardboard for extra durability.
Have students group the words onto the page with the corresponding number of syllables. Each word contains 1 to 5 syllables.
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- English
English has a pre-eminent place in education and in society. A high-quality education in English will teach pupils to speak and write fluently so that they can communicate their ideas and emotions to others and through their reading and listening, ot...
- Spoken language
- Word reading
- Transcription
- Spelling
- Communication, language and literacy

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