Syllables online worksheet for Grade 2 - Free Printable

Task: Count the syllables in each word and fill in the blanks.

#### Explanation:
A syllable is a part of a word that contains a vowel sound. To count syllables, you can follow these steps:
1. Identify the vowels in the word.
2. Determine how many vowel sounds are in the word.
3. Each vowel sound typically represents one syllable.

Let's go through each word and count the syllables:

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Word List and Syllable Counts:

1. monster
- Vowel sounds: "o" (short o), "e" (long e)
- Syllables: 2
- Answer: 2

2. butterfly
- Vowel sounds: "u" (short u), "er" (schwa), "i" (long i)
- Syllables: 3
- Answer: 3

3. cat
- Vowel sounds: "a" (short a)
- Syllables: 1
- Answer: 1

4. basket
- Vowel sounds: "a" (short a), "et" (schwa)
- Syllables: 2
- Answer: 2

5. strawberry
- Vowel sounds: "o" (short o), "a" (short a), "e" (long e)
- Syllables: 3
- Answer: 3

6. rabbit
- Vowel sounds: "a" (short a), "i" (short i)
- Syllables: 2
- Answer: 2

7. basketball
- Vowel sounds: "a" (short a), "e" (long e), "a" (short a)
- Syllables: 3
- Answer: 3

8. sister
- Vowel sounds: "i" (short i), "er" (schwa)
- Syllables: 2
- Answer: 2

9. winter
- Vowel sounds: "i" (short i), "er" (schwa)
- Syllables: 2
- Answer: 2

10. family
- Vowel sounds: "a" (short a), "y" (long i)
- Syllables: 2
- Answer: 2

11. candy
- Vowel sounds: "a" (short a), "y" (long i)
- Syllables: 2
- Answer: 2

12. understand
- Vowel sounds: "u" (short u), "e" (long e), "a" (short a), "an" (schwa)
- Syllables: 4
- Answer: 4

13. popcorn
- Vowel sounds: "o" (short o), "or" (schwa)
- Syllables: 2
- Answer: 2

14. jump
- Vowel sounds: "u" (short u)
- Syllables: 1
- Answer: 1

15. football
- Vowel sounds: "o" (short o), "al" (schwa)
- Syllables: 2
- Answer: 2

16. reading
- Vowel sounds: "e" (long e), "ing" (schwa)
- Syllables: 2
- Answer: 2

17. math
- Vowel sounds: "a" (short a)
- Syllables: 1
- Answer: 1

18. playground
- Vowel sounds: "a" (long a), "ou" (long o), "nd" (schwa)
- Syllables: 3
- Answer: 3

19. elephant
- Vowel sounds: "e" (long e), "a" (short a), "ph" (silent h)
- Syllables: 3
- Answer: 3

20. fan
- Vowel sounds: "a" (short a)
- Syllables: 1
- Answer: 1

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Final Answers:

1. monster: 2
2. butterfly: 3
3. cat: 1
4. basket: 2
5. strawberry: 3
6. rabbit: 2
7. basketball: 3
8. sister: 2
9. winter: 2
10. family: 2
11. candy: 2
12. understand: 4
13. popcorn: 2
14. jump: 1
15. football: 2
16. reading: 2
17. math: 1
18. playground: 3
19. elephant: 3
20. fan: 1

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Boxed Final Answer:

\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{ll}
1. \text{monster: } 2 & 11. \text{candy: } 2 \\
2. \text{butterfly: } 3 & 12. \text{understand: } 4 \\
3. \text{cat: } 1 & 13. \text{popcorn: } 2 \\
4. \text{basket: } 2 & 14. \text{jump: } 1 \\
5. \text{strawberry: } 3 & 15. \text{football: } 2 \\
6. \text{rabbit: } 2 & 16. \text{reading: } 2 \\
7. \text{basketball: } 3 & 17. \text{math: } 1 \\
8. \text{sister: } 2 & 18. \text{playground: } 3 \\
9. \text{winter: } 2 & 19. \text{elephant: } 3 \\
10. \text{family: } 2 & 20. \text{fan: } 1 \\
\end{array}
}
\]