Stage 6: Robin Hood – Syllable counter
sheriff
• Read each word out
loud.
• How many syllables
does each word have?
• Clap the syllables for
each word.
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Robin Hood: text © Roderick Hunt 1987; illustrations © Alex Brychta 1987. The characters in this work are the original creation of Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta who retain copyright in the
characters. Published by arrangement with Oxford University Press.
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Robin Hood: text © Roderick Hunt 1987; illustrations © Alex Brychta 1987. The characters in this work are the original creation of Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta who retain copyright in the
characters. Published by arrangement with Oxford University Press.
recorder
s h e r i f f
How many syllables in sheriff?
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Robin Hood: text © Roderick Hunt 1987; illustrations © Alex Brychta 1987. The characters in this work are the original creation of Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta who retain copyright in the
characters. Published by arrangement with Oxford University Press.
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Robin Hood: text © Roderick Hunt 1987; illustrations © Alex Brychta 1987. The characters in this work are the original creation of Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta who retain copyright in the
characters. Published by arrangement with Oxford University Press.
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characters. Published by arrangement with Oxford University Press.
r e c o r d e r
How many syllables in recorder?
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Robin Hood: text © Roderick Hunt 1987; illustrations © Alex Brychta 1987. The characters in this work are the original creation of Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta who retain copyright in the
characters. Published by arrangement with Oxford University Press.
g u i t a r
s u d d e n l y
How many syllables in suddenly?
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Robin Hood: text © Roderick Hunt 1987; illustrations © Alex Brychta 1987. The characters in this work are the original creation of Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta who retain copyright in the
characters. Published by arrangement with Oxford University Press.
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Robin Hood: text © Roderick Hunt 1987; illustrations © Alex Brychta 1987. The characters in this work are the original creation of Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta who retain copyright in the
characters. Published by arrangement with Oxford University Press.
p a n t o m i m e
g u i t a r
How many syllables in guitar?
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Robin Hood: text © Roderick Hunt 1987; illustrations © Alex Brychta 1987. The characters in this work are the original creation of Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta who retain copyright in the
characters. Published by arrangement with Oxford University Press.
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Robin Hood: text © Roderick Hunt 1987; illustrations © Alex Brychta 1987. The characters in this work are the original creation of Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta who retain copyright in the
characters. Published by arrangement with Oxford University Press.
p a n t o m i m e
Have fun with syllables
• Try clapping out the syllables in your name.
• Find a partner with the same number of
syllables in their name.
How many syllables in pantomime?
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Robin Hood: text © Roderick Hunt 1987; illustrations © Alex Brychta 1987. The characters in this work are the original creation of Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta who retain copyright in the
characters. Published by arrangement with Oxford University Press.
• Who has the greatest number of syllables in
their name?
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Robin Hood: text © Roderick Hunt 1987; illustrations © Alex Brychta 1987. The characters in this work are the original creation of Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta who retain copyright in the
characters. Published by arrangement with Oxford University Press.