How many syllables are in the following words?
*Syllable: a part of a word that has 1 vowel sound
2ap/ple
2re/act
1need
6en/cyc/lo/pe/di/a
3e/le/ment
Syllable Slap Game
• A card will be flipped over• If the card says a 2 syllable word, slap the
desk as fast as you can• The first person to slap the desk wins a point
***Take out “STRESS & RHYME” ditto from last class.
I am free / ABCDEFGNow and then / HIJKLMNMe and you / OPQRSTUDrink some tea / VWXYZ
Now try to write your own chant!
STRESS the BLUE words & letters!
Word Stress Slap Game
• A card will be flipped over• If the card says a word that is stressed on
the 1st syllable, slap the desk as fast as you can
• The first person to slap the desk wins a point
BREAK• Be back in your seat by 12:15
Word Stress Listening
• Take a listening ditto• Example:
1 – 2 – 3per/fec/tionre/dac/teden/sem/blese/lec/ted
ex/o/tic
Practice
• With a partner, practice saying the words on the listening ditto with the correct stress
• Remember: to make a sound stressed, make the sound longer/slower, higher, and louder
Nursery Rhymes
• “Mary Mary”Mary, MaryQuite contraryHow does your garden
grow?With silver bells,And cockle shells,And pretty maids all in a row
• “Little Jack Horner”Little Jack HornerSat in a cornerEating his Christmas pieHe stuck in his thumbAnd pulled out a plum,And said “What a good boy
am I.”
• Your 1st oral presentation will be next class• You will write a haiku & read it to the class
Haikus
Haikus
The rain is fallingAnd my hair is very wet
It’s April again -Lizbeth
• What word has the stressed/unstressed pattern?
• What word has the unstressed/stressed pattern?FAL/ling A/pril
a/GAIN
How many
syllables in each
line?
5 syllables7 syllables5 syllables
http://youtu.be/K7-2_gUuWK4
• Take a ditto• Read the haikus as you watch the video of
a HAIKU BATTLE!!!!
-Watch the video.-Listen for word stress. Are there any words that could be stressed more or less? Are there any words where the stress should go on a different syllable?
-Watch the video.-Listen for word stress. Are there any words that could be stressed more or less? Are there any words where the stress should go on a different syllable?
HW: Due Next Class
• Syllable worksheet• Haiku oral presentation
Enjoy the rest of your day!
