the hamster will ask to go to a hotel.
Practice a two syllable word on this page.
Extension Activity: Have children close their eyes and listen for the syllables in words as you say to them. Try these words: jacket, finger, picture, and window.
You are getting so good at hearing how many syllables are in a word. Now try this one, how many syllables do you hear in the word 'hamster'?
Say the word slowly. Stomp your feet to count each syllable in the word 'hamster'. Click on the little black triangle to hear the word again.
I clicked on the little black triangle to hear the word 'hamster'. I stomped my feet two times. I heard two syllables in 'hamster'.