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English words can have one, two or even more syllables. A syllable is a word or part of a word that has only one vowel sound. 

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You will be meeting short words that are composed of syllables. Read out loud the following words . Examine the list of words in the column A and column B. Then, answer the questions below.

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How many syllable/s are there in each word under Column A? in Column B? 

📝Guided Activity

Learning Task 1: Complete each word by supplying the missing letter. Choose from the vowels inside the parentheses.

Note: Type only the missing letter.

📚 TWO-SYLLABLE WORDS

A syllable is created by pronouncing the sound of a vowel combined with other consonant sounds. The number of times that you hear the sound of a vowel is the number of syllables in a word. 

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Two-syllable words are words that when spoken, have two definite group of sounds. The word tab has one syllable while the word tablet (tab-let) has two syllables.

Read more examples below.

garden

tennis

river sister

blanket

handle

📝Individual Activity

Learning Task 2: Complete the following two-syllable word. Use the pictures as your guide.

Note: Write the complete words.

📚 Assessment:

Learning Task 3: Identify the two-syllable words represented by each picture. Write the words in your notebook. 

💡Generalization

A syllable   is the sound of a vowel that is created while we are pronouncing the letters a, e, i, o, u combined with other consonant sounds. The number of times that you hear the sound of a vowel  is the number of syllables in a word.

Two-syllable words  are words that when spoken, have two definite group of sounds. English words can have one, two or even more syllables.