Printable syllable puzzles
Each word becomes a small square puzzle of 7 cm, six to a page. Its picture is cut into as many strips as the word has syllables, and each syllable is written at the foot of its strip. The child puts the strips back in order, then reads the word. The picture, whole again, shows whether the order is right.
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In 3 steps
- Add your words: those of two or three syllables make a puzzle.
- Choose the handwriting of the syllables: capitals or print.
- Print and cut out the strips, with or without a board to put them back together, or play on screen.
What you can set
- One piece per syllable, two or three per puzzle. Words of one syllable or of more than three are left aside, and the left column shows them apart with the reason
- Syllables in capitals or print. Cut apart, cursive letters would lose their joins, so never cursive
- Six square puzzles of 7 cm per page, all the same size
- Board to reassemble on: none, blank or with the model
- No frame around the puzzle, only its dotted cutting line. Printed title
- A box to cut out and fold to store the game, in the “Resource” section: the resource and its box, or the box alone
Ways to use it
- Moving from spoken to written words: putting in order the syllables of a word the child can say
- A workshop to do alone: the picture, whole again, is the check
- Before “Words to rebuild”, where the syllables are laid on a line, with no picture cut up
- On screen: the strips slide into the frame, with a finger or the mouse
Frequently asked questions
Why no words of four syllables?
In a square of 7 cm, four strips would each be less than 2 cm wide. That is too narrow for small hands. These words are left aside, under “More than three syllables” in the left column.
What if the child only follows the picture?
The child can succeed without reading the syllables, by putting the drawing back together. That is the limit of this resource, and also what makes it self-correcting. You can ask the child to read each syllable while laying its strip. With the model hidden, “Words to rebuild” asks for the order with no picture cut up.
Where do the syllables come from?
From the word's split in the lexicon, when it has one. Otherwise Lexikit splits the word automatically, and the options say so. A click on the word opens its window: the “Syllables” tab corrects the split.
With the same words
Words to rebuildA board for each word, its picture and its line, then the letters or syllables to cut out and put in order, from left to right.
PuzzlesRebuild the picture of each word: 2 to 16 pieces, with a board if you want one.
Count the syllablesClap the word and colour as many circles as syllables.
Your turn
Open Lexikit, write your words, choose a resource. All that is left is to print or to play. Free, no account, and your words stay on your device.
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