Syllables and Phonemes Year 7 Spelling Starters Icons key: For more detailed instructions, see the Getting Started presentation Flash activity. These activities are not editable. Extension activities 1 of 11 Web addresses Teacher’s notes included in the Notes Page Accompanying worksheet © Boardworks Ltd 2006 Contents Syllables Phonemes 2 of 11 © Boardworks Ltd 2006 Syllables 3 of 11 © Boardworks Ltd 2006 Syllables Syllables are the number of beats in a word. How many beats are there in the word remember? 3 How many syllables are there in the following words? underneath Internet dangerous ridiculous 4 of 11 3 3 3 4 sincerely Australia physical scraped 3 4 3 1 © Boardworks Ltd 2006 Spelling using syllables Thinking about the syllables in a word can help you to spell the word. In English, syllables normally have a vowel or the letter 'y' in them: re-mem-ber bi-cy-cle de-vel-op-ment mag-ni-fy Some syllables are used in lots of words: ly – happily slowly angrily tion – station elation education radiation 5 of 11 © Boardworks Ltd 2006 Phonemes 6 of 11 © Boardworks Ltd 2006 Phonemes Phonemes are the smallest unit of sound in a word. Do you know how many phonemes there are in English? There are approximately 44 phonemes in English! How many phonemes are in each of the words below? dog desk diary 7 of 11 3 4 5 © Boardworks Ltd 2006 Phonemes Some phonemes are represented by one letter; others by two or three letters. How many phonemes are in each of the words below? dish sheep chat think 8 of 11 3 3 3 4 © Boardworks Ltd 2006 Spelling using phonemes Sounding out the phonemes can often help you spell a word. However, some phonemes can be spelt in more than one way. Why do you think the following words are tricky to spell? gnat judge science knife giant city knight The n phoneme can be spelt n, kn or gn. The j phoneme is created by the letters j, dge and g. The s phoneme can be made by s, sc, se, s or ce. 9 of 11 © Boardworks Ltd 2006 Spelling using phonemes What sound do these words share? mission and chef They both use the sh phoneme. sweet, heat, thief and these They all have a long e sound (the phoneme ee). tried and light They both have a long i sound (the phoneme ie). much and watch They both use the ch phoneme. Can you think of any other words which use each phoneme? 10 of 11 © Boardworks Ltd 2006 Syllables and phonemes quiz 11 of 11 © Boardworks Ltd 2006
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