Three Syllable Words
Popcorn!
Open or Closed
Syllable Division
Why or Why Not?
100

How many syllables are in the word that is the last month of the year. 

What is December (3)

100

There are this many syllables in the word: CHEETAH

What is 2

100

Swim 

What is closed

100

lumber (share where to cut it or show where to cut it on a piece of paper or your whiteboard)

What is lum | ber

100

Pond is a closed syllable because...

the o makes the short vowel sound and ends in a consonant.

200

Try to spell the name of the sea creature that has eight legs.


What is an octopus

200

There are this many syllables in the word: MANE

What is 1.

200

Goggles, is the first syllable closed or open?

What is closed

200

Improve

(verbally share where to cut it or show where to cut it on a piece of paper or your white board)

What is im | prove

200

Why is cat a closed syllable

What is it has a short vowel and ends with a consonant

300

How many syllables are in the word of the largest land mammal. 

What is an elephant (3)

300

Spell this two-syllable word that means something is complicated or not easy. 

complex

300

Spell this two syllable word. It is the name for a game you play where you hit a home run. 

What is Baseball

300

Olympic

(verbally share where to cut it or show where to cut it on a piece of paper or your white board)

What is o | lym | pic
300

Lake is not a closed syllable because...

It does not have a short vowel and does not end with a consonant



400

Spell this three-syllable word. Something you may eat at lunch. 

sandwich

400
try to spell this three syllable word. It means you believe in yourself. It starts with a C.

What is confident.

400

Spell the name for the machine that can do jobs for people. It starts with R.

Robot

400

physical (share where to cut it, or show where to cut it on a piece of paper or your whiteboard)

What is phys | i | cal

400

Float is NOT a closed syllable because...

two vowel sounds make a long vowel sound instead of a short vowel sound.

500

This is a giant gas planet where the clouds make it look like it has stripes. It starts with the letter J. Try to spell it.

What is Jupiter

500

Spell the two-syllable word that means to hug someone. It starts with em.


embrace

500

How many syllables are in this word: Competitive

What is four

500

Spell this word. It is when you have something to solve. You have to find an answer. It starts with a P.


What is problem

500

Speak is not a closed syllable because...


What is it does not have a short vowel sound in the middle.