Decoding Two-Syllable Words Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: RF.1.3.E

Core Standard
Answer Keys Here

When we are trying to understand the syllable flow of a word, we will often have our students listen for the number of vowel sounds they hear. Every time they hear a vowel, I encourage my students to clap. For example with the word “purple”, I would have them sound out the word to: pur-ple. This would require two claps as you can see. These worksheets have students breakdown words into two syllables and demonstrate where the break up comes from.

Decoding Syllables Worksheets To Print:

Breaking Words Down into Syllables – Divide each word by putting a slash (/) symbol between each syllable.

Two-Syllable Words – Draw a box to separate the two syllable words into their chunks. The first one has been done for you.

The Early Bird Catches the Worm – Circle all the words that are correctly broken into 2 syllables.

Splitting Words Into Syllables – Write the first syllable on the first line. Write the second syllable on the second line.

Hippo Words – Time to use a crayon to find the correct words.

Good Dogs – Rovers dog biscuits are far too big for him.

Chopping Logs – Chuck needs some help splitting these logs!

Two Syllable Sam – Divide each word into two syllables. Write the first syllable on the first line.

Locomotives – Load the locomotive with the proper word chunks.

Two Syllable Words – One box should do it here.

At the Grocery Store – All words that would typically appear on a trip to grocery store.

Leaping Lizards – A good time to teach kids what an equation is.

Cut and Glue – A favorite activity for many kids.

Around the House – Break the words into their proper parts.

Syllable Round Up – Time for you to break out the Lasso.

Box It In – Draw a box to separate the two-syllable words into their chunks. The first word is done for you.

How to Decode Two-Syllable Words?


Decoding is the process of converting printed words into speech. You can decode two syllable words by following these rules.


Decoding of words refers to the ability to seeing and recognizing written letter sets to help us correctly pronunciate individual words. Decoding helps in understanding the words in a better way. This is important because it helps children in comprehending the real meaning behind any text. It is a great technique to build language skills in young children. The decoding of words is taught from a young age to children so that they can develop good listening and writing skills. It helps children a lot in their academic life. This is an important skill because it is linked to all other essential skills.


Decoding is an easy way of guessing the spellings of any word. However, two syllable words can be decoded with the help of the following techniques.


Break the Word


The word seems difficult to pronounce and decode at first because it has a lot of letters in it. It might seem like a jumble of letters at first that are unfamiliar to you. But try to separate the syllables of the word. Break the word into parts for your ease. It is one of the easiest ways to decode any word. If the word has only two syllables in it, then break it into two parts. Identify the syllables and create a space between them. Then pronounce it in parts. This will help you memorize the word in a very easy way.


Reread the Word


Sometimes, when kids encounter a new word they get confused. They might not be familiar with the spelling pattern. This might make it seem impossible for them to decode the word and know its meaning. In such a situation, it is always advisable to reread the word. Reread it as many times as possible. This would help you get familiar with the word and identify the syllables in it easily.


Closed Syllables


You can identify a closed syllable whenever there is only a single vowel ending with a consonant. It always makes a short sound.
For example, truck, ask, on, etc.


Open Syllables


Open syllables in words end with a single vowel at the end of the word. It makes a long vowel sound.
For example, no, I, he, etc.


Le Consonant


Whenever there is a word that is ending with the letters "le" and there is a consonant before that, all three letters make a syllable. It is the final syllable of the word.
For example, table, little, etc.


Vowel Combinations


There are certain words that contain a team of two vowels appearing together in them. These vowel teams can a bit confusing to decode for the little children. However, one easy way to deal with such vowel combination syllables is to remember the phrase that goes like "when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking". It means that whenever you see a team of two vowels, the sound of the first one will be dominant. However, there are also some limitations like in "friend" and "does", but most words follow this rule.
For example, toy, boy, boat, noise, explain, etc.


The Silent E


There are certain words that follow the pattern of vowel + consonant + silent E. Such words have the syllable of the first vowel. The sound of the first vowel is also long.
For example, ate, nice, mice, those, etc.


R Controlled


Whenever there is a word that contains a vowel and then R, both letters merge together to form a single syllable.
For example, bird, care, car, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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