How it works
This words with 2 syllables worksheet prints eight words split at the syllable break: first parts down the left, second parts mixed up down the right. Children join hap to pen, or cot to ton, then read each word.
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Six sets by pattern
Set picks the pattern. Set 1 breaks between double letters (hap-pen) and Set 2 between two different consonants (nap-kin). In Set 3 the first part ends in a long vowel (po-ny). In Set 4 it ends in a consonant after a short vowel (sal-ad). Set 5 is compound words and Set 6 ends in a consonant and le.
Vowel consonant consonant vowel worksheets
Sets 1 and 2 are that pattern: two consonants stand between two vowels and the break falls between them, as in cot-ton and vel-vet. Answer by swaps the lines for cut and paste: the second parts print as tiles to glue beside the first.
- No first part and no second part is used twice.
Questions and answers
What is on this two syllable words worksheet?
Eight words, each cut in two at its syllable break. The first parts stand down the left, the second parts are mixed up down the right, and the child draws a line to join each pair.
Is this a dividing syllables worksheet?
It runs the other way. The words come already divided and the child joins the halves. The list under the tool shows where each word divides.
Where do you divide a two-syllable word?
These breaks follow a dictionary, word by word: between the double letters in hap-pen, between two consonants in nap-kin, after a long vowel in po-ny, after the consonant in sal-ad, and before a consonant and le in ta-ble.
Does the worksheet have an answer key?
Yes. The key prints as the last page, with every line drawn. To leave it off, untick Add an answer key as the last page under More options.
Can I use my own two-syllable words?
Yes. Type them in the box, one word to a line, with an equals sign at the break: tur = tle. Your lines replace our set.