Decoding Multisyllable Words Worksheets
Related ELA Standard: RF.3.3.C
If spot a word that possesses more than a single syllable it is usually difficult to sound out or spell, unless you are familiar with the word or the inherent parts contained in the word. Breaking down the word into pieces can make it much easier to recognize and decipher. Start with the vowel portion of the word and sound out the rest of the word from there. Strong readers have the ability to confront multisyllabic words and break them down phonetically to sound them out. It is often the more difficult words that trouble readers into thinking their skills are weaker than they truly are. These worksheets will give students a step and reasoning system to decode these words.
Decoding Multisyllables Worksheets:
Sawing Up Syllables! - Find the letter patterns in the words and label them. If there is a vowel‐consonant‐consonant‐vowel letter pattern in a word, it is usually divided between the two consonants. Divide each word into syllables. Then write V‐C‐C‐V over each word. The first one has been done for you.
First Syllable Sounds - Just write out the syllables for the words.
Syllable Sort - Write the words below in syllables. Circle the first syllable of the word if it has a long vowel sound. The story here is long and short vowel sounds.
Dividing Words into Syllables - Do a little digging here and it is pretty easy. Divide each word into two parts. Write the first syllable in the first box and the second syllable in the second box.
Consonant-Vowel Patterns - Split up the words and use them on the lines. Use the vowel‐consonant‐consonant‐vowel pattern to divide and write the words below in syllables.
How Many Syllables? - Complete each sentence with a word from the Word Bank. The word must have the same number of syllables as the number in parentheses.
Can You Find the Syllables? - Draw a box around the first syllable in each word. Follow the example.
Can You Do A Split? - Divide each word into syllables. Write each syllable in the correct box.
Long or Short Sheep - On the first line, write each set of syllables together as a word. On the second line, write whether the vowel sound in the first syllable is long or short.
Slice! - Fill in the chart by slicing the words. Divide each word into syllables.
Feed the Fish! - Use the vowel-consonant-consonant-vowel pattern to divide the words. Follow the example.
Vowels and Consonants on the Farm - Write the vowel-consonant-consonant-vowel pattern into the two columns, to show where the word should be divided.
Board Games - Read each word. Draw a line down the middle of each box to separate the word into two syllables. Color the first box red. Color the second box blue.
Spelling Two-syllable Words - Spell the two-syllable words pictured below. Divide the word by drawing a line between the syllables. Mark the vowel sound heard in the first syllable.
What does a dragon dream about? - Read each word. Does the first syllable have a long vowel sound or a short vowel sound?
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