Syllable Snaps Word Cards
Syllable Snaps
Grade 1 Phonics • Two-Syllable Word Cards
Name:
Set 1: Animals
Instructions: Cut along the dotted lines. Say the word, clap each syllable, and tap the dots!
2 Claps = 2 Syllables
Animal Card 1
rabbit
rab • bit
Clap & Tap Syllables
1 rab
2 bit
Animal Card 2
kitten
kit • ten
Clap & Tap Syllables
1 kit
2 ten
Animal Card 3
puppy
pup • py
Clap & Tap Syllables
1 pup
2 py
Nature Card 4
insect
in • sect
Clap & Tap Syllables
1 in
2 sect
Animal Card 5
monkey
mon • key
Clap & Tap Syllables
1 mon
2 key
Animal Card 6
tiger
ti • ger
Clap & Tap Syllables
1 ti
2 ger
Teacher Tip: Have students place a finger on each dot as they say each word chunk out loud.
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Syllable Snaps
Grade 1 Phonics • Two-Syllable Word Cards
Name:
Set 2: Food & School
Game Idea: Sort cards by closed syllables (muf-fin, bas-ket) or open syllables!
2 Claps = 2 Syllables
Food Card 7
apple
ap • ple
Clap & Tap Syllables
1 ap
2 ple
Food Card 8
muffin
muf • fin
Clap & Tap Syllables
1 muf
2 fin
School Card 9
pencil
pen • cil
Clap & Tap Syllables
1 pen
2 cil
Object Card 10
basket
bas • ket
Clap & Tap Syllables
1 bas
2 ket
Food Card 11
cupcake
cup • cake
Clap & Tap Syllables
1 cup
2 cake
Everyday Card 12
napkin
nap • kin
Clap & Tap Syllables
1 nap
2 kin
Compound Word Fun: Notice that "cupcake" is made of two smaller words: "cup" and "cake"!
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Syllable Snaps
Grade 1 Phonics • Two-Syllable Word Cards
Name:
Set 3: Wonders
Activity Challenge: Mix all 18 cards up, draw one, read it to a partner, and clap!
2 Claps = 2 Syllables
Nature Card 13
sunshine
sun • shine
Clap & Tap Syllables
1 sun
2 shine
Nature Card 14
rainbow
rain • bow
Clap & Tap Syllables
1 rain
2 bow
Toy Card 15
robot
ro • bot
Clap & Tap Syllables
1 ro
2 bot
Everyday Card 16
candle
can • dle
Clap & Tap Syllables
1 can
2 dle
Science Card 17
magnet
mag • net
Clap & Tap Syllables
1 mag
2 net
Science Card 18
rocket
rock • et
Clap & Tap Syllables
1 rock
2 et
Self-Check: Every word has exactly 2 vowels heard when spoken!
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