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Two-Syllable Check

Grade 1
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ANSWER KEY — teacher copy

Part A. Circle the best answer.

1. How do you split football? It is a…
compound word two consonants
2. How do you split doghouse? It is a…
compound word two consonants
3. How do you split napkin? It is a…
compound word two consonants
4. How do you split bathtub? It is a…
compound word two consonants
5. How do you split picnic? It is a…
compound word two consonants

Part B. Draw a line where the word splits, then write the two syllables.

1. starfish starfish star·fish
2. backpack backpack back·pack
3. bedroom bed·room
4. tennis tennis ten·nis
5. velvet vel·vet
6. popcorn popcorn pop·corn

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