Silly Pets

If you give your puppy a pizza,

Terry's Tips

It is important for children to learn that words can be broken down into syllables. Read this page to help children hear the number of syllables in each word.

Extension Activity: As children eat lunch, ask them to find words that have two syllables on the table such as; apple, water, chicken, peanut, cookie, yogurt.

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Words are made up of parts, called syllables. Some words have one syllable and some have more. How many syllables do you hear in the word pizza?

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Say the word pizza slowly. How many syllables do you hear?

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Click on the little triangle to hear how many syllables are in pizza.

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Select this then click anywhere in the book to start reading text Speak the current selection Stops speech playback Double-click a word in the book and click this icon to translate the word into Spanish