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Contributor: Danielle Childers. Lesson ID: 11229
Halloween. That's a big word! Treat yourself with this lesson as you learn to pronounce words by cutting them into pieces. Hold your jaw, clap, stomp, and chomp to get it!
Halloween is a big word.
It is OK if you don't know how. In this lesson, you will learn some tricks on how to spell and read big words. I hope it will be a real treat!
The first way to learn how to spell and read big words is to break them up into smaller parts.
All words can be broken up into beats, or syllables. There are two good ways to break a word into syllables:
1. One way is to place your hand under your jaw and say the word.
Each time your jaw moves down, that is a syllable. Say "Halloween."
It should have moved three times.
2. Another way to find syllables is to clap it out.
Clap out the word Halloween.
You should have clapped three times. You can break up the word Halloween into three syllables: hal - lo - ween.
Let's practice breaking up some more words into syllables with this Learn Syllables | Syllable Song or Clap, Stomp and Chomp | Jack Hartmann video (below).
In this video, Jack claps, stomps, and chomps out the syllables. Enjoy!
Next, practice guessing the syllables in the words below!
Head over to the Got It? section for more practice!
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