PhonicsYear 1Phase 4 – Adjacent Consonants & Clusters

Polysyllabic words

Read and spell longer polysyllabic words by segmenting into syllables: lunchbox, sandpit, desktop, sunset, dustbin, cobweb, himself, bedroom

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Some words are LONG because they have more than one part. We call them 'polysyllabic' — that's a big word for 'lots of bits'!

  2. 2

    How many claps (syllables) does 'elephant' have? 🐘

  3. 3

    Build the word 'sunset' by putting the two parts together: 'sun' + 'set'.

  4. 4

    Let's read 'caterpillar' together. It has 4 claps!

  5. 5

    How many parts (syllables) does 'caterpillar' have? 🐛

  6. 6

    Now build the word 'rainbow' from its two parts: 'rain' + 'bow'.

  7. 7

    Which word has 3 syllables (3 claps)? 🧐

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