Syllables teaching comprehensive PPT for children

1. Miss Plimmer Miss Warsop and
Mrs Hollingsworth’s Phonics
group

2. Phase 3 and 4
• Go through the power point and play the
syllables game.
• Please then complete the 5 activities at the
end of the power point.
• 1 activity per day would be fantastic!

3. What is a syllable?
What is a syllable?
Syllables are chunks or beats
of sound.

4. How many syllables in this
word?
sit
one syllable

5. How many syllables in this
word?
play
one syllable

6. How many syllables in this
word?
happy
two syllables

7. How many syllables in this
word?
seven
two syllables

8. How many syllables in this
word?
triangle
three syllables

9. How many syllables in this
word?
purple
two syllables

10. How many syllables in this
word?
totally
three syllables

11. How many syllables in this
word?
experiment
four syllables

12. How many syllables in this
word?
hopeless
two syllables

13. How many syllables in this
word?
everywhere
three syllables

14. Which word has 3 syllables?
lovely fire
fox
happily
Incorrect
Incorrect
Incorrect
Correct

15. car
sun candle
Which word has 3 syllables?
completely
Correct
Incorrect
Incorrect
Incorrect

16. somewhere
hopeful dog
Which word has 3 syllables?
sunglasses
Correct
Incorrect
Incorrect
Incorrect

17. because
flower like
Which word has 3 syllables?
expected
Correct
Incorrect
Incorrect
Incorrect

18. 2 syllable words - activity 1
Can you write the words for each of these pictures?
They are all 2 syllables. Use your phase 3 sounds to help you.
Now can you add the sound buttons for each word? Sound buttons
example:
Can you write a simple sentence using each of these words.
Remember to include finger spaces and full stops!

19. Activity 2
Say a word and your child should demonstrate the syllables. They
could clap, jump, hop etc for each syllable. Role reversal. Explore
words with 3 syllables. Can they tell you a sentence with this word?
Activity 3
Read the sentences below independently and draw a picture to
match.
Talk about the syllables in the word and what the word means.
Can you write the sentence underneath your picture?
1. The piglets are pink and asleep.
2. It is cold and raining.
3. I will go to bed tonight.

20. Activity 4
Play buried treasure on phonics play -phase 4 -polysyllabic words
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/member-only/BuriedTreasure2.html?
Activity 5
Write the sentences below (adult read them aloud)
You could draw a picture to match and add sound buttons to
extend.
1. My jacket is red.
2. It is in the sandpit.
3. The children can run.