Study guide: Hear Rhymes, Syllables and Changes
Apply hear a rhyme, clap spoken syllables, hear the final sound, change one spoken sound using supplied texts and original responses.
Ideas to explain in your own words
- Rhyming words share the vowel sound and the sounds after it, even when their first sounds differ.
- A syllable is a spoken word part with a vowel sound. Clapping follows spoken beats, not the number of letters.
- A final sound comes at the end of a spoken word. A short word can be stretched so that its first, middle and last sounds are easier to hear.
- Changing one sound can make a new word while the rest of the spoken sounds stay the same. This activity changes only the first sound.
Useful vocabulary
- Hear a rhyme
- Rhyming words share the vowel sound and the sounds after it, even when their first sounds differ.
- Clap spoken syllables
- A syllable is a spoken word part with a vowel sound. Clapping follows spoken beats, not the number of letters.
- Hear the final sound
- A final sound comes at the end of a spoken word. A short word can be stretched so that its first, middle and last sounds are easier to hear.
- Change one spoken sound
- Changing one sound can make a new word while the rest of the spoken sounds stay the same. This activity changes only the first sound.
Watch your reasoning
- A matching first sound alone is not a rhyme.
- Two letters can make one vowel sound.
- Say /m/, not the letter name em.
- Do not add the new sound before the old first sound.
A worked review example
Target: hat. Long word: rabbit. Short word: jam. Change pat: replace /p/ with /s/. Hear a rhyme: Hat and cat both end with /at/. A matching first sound alone is not a rhyme. Clap spoken syllables: Rabbit is rab-bit, two spoken beats. Two letters can make one vowel sound. Hear the final sound: Jam ends with /m/. Say /m/, not the letter name em. Change one spoken sound: Pat becomes sat: /s/ /a/ /t/. Do not add the new sound before the old first sound.
Make a practice plan
- Practice hear a rhyme: Say the target and each choice aloud. Listen to the end of each word, rather than looking only at the first letter.
- Practice clap spoken syllables: An adult says the word normally, then slowly. Repeat it and make one gentle clap for each beat.
- Practice hear the final sound: Say the short word without adding an extra vowel after a consonant. Then repeat just the sound at the end.
- Practice change one spoken sound: Say the original word, remove its first sound and attach the new first sound. Blend the complete new word.
- Try the new review before opening its answer. Return to the related lesson if you want more help.