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Syllables and Phonemes

 Year 7 Spelling Starters

Teacher’s notes included in the Notes Page

Accompanying worksheet

Flash activity These activities are not editable

!eb addresses"#tension activities

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Syllables

Phonemes

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Syllables

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Syllables are the number of beats in a word.

ow many beats are there in the word remember ! (

Syllables

underneath

$nternet

dangerous

ridiculous

)ow many syllables are there in the *ollowing words+

sincerely

Australia

physical

scraped

(

(

(,

(

,

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Some syllables are used in lots of words#

ly  . happily  slowly  angrilytion . station  elation  education  radiation

Spelling using syllables

$hinkin% about the syllables in a word &an hel' you to s'ell

the word.

(n )n%lish* syllables normally ha+e a +owel or the letter ,y,

in them#

r e/mem/ber bi/cy/cle

de/vel/op/ment mag/ni/* y

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Phonemes are the smallest unit of sound in a word.

o you know how many 'honemes there are in )n%lish!

Phonemes

$here are a''ro/imately 44 'honemes in )n%lish

)ow many phonemes are in each o* the words below+

dog

desk

diary

(

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Phonemes

Some 'honemes are re'resented by one letter others by

two or three letters.

)ow many phonemes are in each o* the words below+

dish

sheep

chat

think

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(,

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Spelling using phonemes

Soundin% out the 'honemes &an often hel' you s'ell a word.

owe+er* some 'honemes &an be s'elt in more than oneway.

!hy do you think the *ollowing words are tricky to

spell+

%natknife

kni%ht

 ud%e%iant

s&ien&e&ity

$he n 'honeme &an be s'elt n* kn or gn.$he 1 'honeme is &reated by the letters 1* dge and g.

$he s 'honeme &an be made by s* sc* se* s or ce.

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!hat sound do these words share+

Spelling using phonemes

mission and che*  $hey both use the sh 'honeme.

sweet* heat* thie*  and these

$hey all ha+e a lon% e sound 5the 'honeme ee.

tried and light$hey both ha+e a lon% i sound 5the 'honeme ie.

much and watch $hey both use the ch 'honeme.

'an you think o* any other words which use each

phoneme+

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