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Each word is made up of sounds, which can also be called syllables. The best way to describe syllables is to find the beats in a word. The word ‘happy’ is said like this: ‘hap – py’, there are two different sounds within the word. Test your knowledge on how many sounds or syllables there are in these words.
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There are words with one sound, like 'one' - you only move your mouth once for that word. Now try the word 'twenty', you make two mouth movements.
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If you are unable to smell, then you suffer from anosmia.
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The word flower is broken up like this: 'flow - er'. These aren't phonics sounds, if they were then the word would be broken up differently. Instead we are counting the movements of our mouth.
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Elephant is said like this: 'el - e - phant'. It's fun to tap or clap your hands together to help you count syllables.
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Oak trees can live for up to 200 years!
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Identical twins are two brothers or two sisters that look alike.
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The full title for this country is: United States of America. We shorten this to USA (we ignore the word 'of').
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Apple trees don't produce apples until they are at least four or five years old.
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Olives grow on small trees. We can eat olives whole like in this picture or we can use them to make olive oil, which we use for cooking.
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The word snap could mean, take a snap, play the card game snap or you snapped (broke something). All this from a one-syllable word!
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