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Reading Big Words

Grade 3
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ANSWER KEY — teacher copy
Big words are just small parts in a row. Find every vowel sound, split between them, and read one syllable at a time: al·li·ga·tor → 4 syllables.

Examples: helicopter → hel·i·cop·ter  ·  animal → an·i·mal  ·  alligator → al·li·ga·tor

Split each word into syllables on the line. Write the number in your head — then check the key.

1. understand un·der·stand
2. supermarket su·per·mar·ket
3. yesterday yes·ter·day
4. fantastic fan·tas·tic
5. kindergarten kin·der·gar·ten
6. grandmother grand·moth·er
syllablesworld.com — Free printable worksheet. May be reproduced for classroom use. Grade 3 · Reading Big Words

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