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Clap the syllables
Connect P3 Term 2: Unit 10
GoalClap the syllables of words and find the strong syllable.
New words
syllable · a beat in a word with one vowel soundclap · hit your hands togetherstrong syllable · the beat we say loudervowel · a, e, i, o or u sound
Explanation
A syllable is one beat in a word. Clap for each beat. Cat has one syllable: cat. Tablet has two syllables: tab-let. Computer has three syllables: com-pu-ter. Internet has three: in-ter-net. Website has two: web-site. In a long word one syllable is stronger. We say TAB-let, com-PU-ter, IN-ter-net and WEB-site. Clap, say and count.
| Syllables | Words |
|---|---|
| 1 | cat, mouse, phone, school |
| 2 | tablet, keyboard, camel, teacher |
| 3 | computer, internet, banana, elephant |
Worked examples
Listen and clap. One beat.
Listen and clap. Two beats and three beats.
Look. Sort the pictures by the number of claps.
Now you. Clap your name and the names of three people in your family. How many syllables?
Class activity
Clap parade. The child walks around the room and claps once for every syllable while the grown-up says words: sun, table, tomato, window, pyramid, Cairo. The child shows the number of claps with fingers.
Practice
1
Listen and clap. How many syllables?
…
Three (com-pu-ter).
2
How many syllables in ‘keyboard’?
Two (key-board).
3
Look. Which picture has three claps in its name: the cat, the camel or the elephant?
The elephant (el-e-phant).
4
Write the word in parts: website →
web-site.
5
Writing: copy ‘tab-let’ and clap twice.
tab-let