Week 08 · Two-Part Words
Monday
Closed syllables
// Closed and open syllables
⏱ about 15 min
Monday: Closed syllables
Ferris the Fox reaches the Word Tree at last.
Samantha the Squirrel zips down the trunk. "Big words grow up here!"
"Each big word has parts," she says. "Let us split them fast."
She claps two times. "Rab, bit. Rabbit! Your turn!"
Hear it: clap the beats
A syllable is a beat in a word.
Clap dolphin: dol, phin. Two beats.
Clap octopus: oc, to, pus. Three beats.
HEAR IT: HOW MANY BEATS?
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Clap it. How many beats in dolphin?
Clap it. How many beats in octopus?
Clap it. How many beats in fox?
Clap it. How many beats in zipper?
Clap it. How many beats in umbrella?See it: closed syllables
Look for two consonants between two vowels.
Split the word between them: rab / bit.
Each part ends with a consonant. That closes it in.
A closed syllable has a short vowel.
SPLIT IT
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Where does rabbit split?Where does zipper split?Where does dolphin split?Where does trumpet split?
BLEND IT: TWO PARTS
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
hic / cup
plas / tic
con / test
hap / pen
Clap each word. Look at the end of each part.
| Sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| Rabbit splits into rab and bit. | ? |
| A closed syllable ends with a vowel. | ? |
| Octopus has three beats. | ? |
| The i in zip is short. | ? |
WHY THIS EXERCISEA closed syllable ends with a consonant.
BUILD THE WORD BASKETBALL
- Clap basketball. Listen for each part.
- Tap the syllable cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
Read it yourself
rab / bit, rabbit
zip / per, zipper
hiccup, plastic, contest, trumpet
zip / per, zipper
hiccup, plastic, contest, trumpet
Try it
Clap three long words with your grown-up.
Try the names of things in your kitchen.
Try the names of things in your kitchen.
Word Spot: sit, sleep
Here are new sight words.
Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.
Sit: S-I-T.
Sleep: S-L-E-E-P.
FIND THE WORD
- Listen to the word.
- Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
- Listen to the sentence.
- Tap the missing word.
Please ___ on the rug.
I ___ in my bed at night.
Clap, clap! Tomorrow we meet syllables that stay open.