Syllables – The beat of our language!

Try clapping in time with the main sounds of your name as you say it…           Mis     –    ter            Has      –     tey                                                                                                                             (clap)      (clap)         (clap)         (clap)

These main sounds, usually the parts containing a vowel sound are what we call SYLLABLES.

Some names have only one vowel sound in them so have only one syllable. For example  Jack and Sam. Others can have a lot more, like Mad – i – son which has three.

Can you create a sentence where all of the words have the same amount of syllables? Maybe try a sentence with only one syllable words, or is it harder to create a sentence with all 4 syllable words?

Example:

Tommy’s  looking very sleepy because Lucy didn’t finish playing guitar until midnight.

How many syllables have the words in my sentence got?