Using Knowledge of Syllable Types to Solve Word Puzzles

As teachers, we know how much our students love digital learning opportunities. We also know how much they love puzzles! This syllables resource allows them to do both of these things simultaneously!

This interactive phonics resource consists of 20 words (accompanied by an image) that have been broken into syllables. The order of the syllables has been jumbled. Students must put the word/picture puzzle pieces in the correct order by dragging them into the correct columns of the accompanying syllable types table. 

For example, the word ‘bicycle’ can be broken into three syllables: bi-cy-cle. To recreate the word/picture, the students must correctly place these syllables into the table according to their syllable type (which, in the case of the word ‘bicycle’, is an open syllable + an open syllable + a consonant +le syllable). 

What Are the Six Syllable Types? Here’s a Refresher!

There are six syllable types: closed, open, magic (or silent) e, vowel team, r-controlled and consonant +le. Our Types of Syllables Posters are a handy resource should you or your students ever need a visual reference to refer to!

Tips for Extension and Support

This syllables resource has been designed to help your students better understand syllable types. Should you need to support or extend students in your class, you may wish to try the following ideas: 

• For students who require support, work through the activity in a small group. Reinforce the phonemic characteristics of each syllable type as they drag and drop the puzzle pieces.
• For students who require an extension, challenge them to create their own syllable puzzle for a friend to complete. They will need to create both the puzzle pieces and the table (with the appropriate syllable type columns) in which the puzzle will be placed.

No Preparation… Just Download and Go!

Click the dropdown arrow next to the Download button to choose between the interactive Google Slides document or the Microsoft PowerPoint version of this resource.

This resource was created by Lisamarie Del Valle, a Teach Starter collaborator.