Count & Shade

Kindergarten

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Exercise 1 — Shade the Boxes

Say each word. Color one box for each syllable you hear.

1. cat

2. rabbit

3. banana

4. sun

5. tiger

6. computer

7. dog

8. pencil

9. umbrella

10. fish

11. butter

12. butterfly

Exercise 2 — Tally Count

Say each word. Make a tally mark ( | ) for each syllable. Then write the total.

1. hat

2. happy

3. elephant

4. bird

5. flower

6. tomato

7. cup

8. window

9. alligator

10. tree

11. basket

12. watermelon

Exercise 3 — Find the Odd One Out

Circle the word that has a different number of syllables from the others.

1. cat dog rabbit

2. tiger pencil banana

3. bird flower cake

4. computer happy elephant

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