Name: _______________________________________________________________________________
How do I find the number of letters in a word?
Review
Count the number of letters in each word.
Look at the word.
Count the letters.
fun
1 2 3
f u n
ball
How many letters
are in the word?
3
1 2 3 4
b a l l
4
Try It
Look at the words. Put your finger under each letter.
Write a number over each letter. Count the letters.
Word
Letters
Number of Letters
up
u
p
car
c
a
r
stop
s
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Name: _______________________________________________________________________________
Practice
1. Write a number over each letter in each word. Count the letters.
Word
Letters
Number of Letters
house
h
o
u
s
e
l
e
little
l
i
t
t
p
l
a
play
y
2. Count the letters in the word. Then, write the number on the line.
kitten
3. Count the letters in the word. Then, write the number on the line.
airplane
Why are words with more letters harder to read?
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