This is the teacher’s answer key for the syllable breakdown worksheet. Below, each word is broken down into syllables, and phonetic tips are provided to explain why the syllables are pronounced the way they are.
Phonetic Tips:
"Ex" sounds like "eks", and "tinct" is pronounced like "tinkt" (rhyming with "ink").
"Cells" is straightforward, pronounced like "selz," with a soft "s" sound at the end.
"En" sounds like "ehn," "dan" sounds like "dan" (rhyming with "man"), and "gered" is pronounced "ger-ed" (with a soft "g" like "get").
"Cap" sounds like "kap," "tiv" sounds like "tiv" (rhyming with "give"), "i" is a short "i" sound like in "sit," and "ty" sounds like "tee."
"Hab" is pronounced like "hab" (rhyming with "cab"), "i" sounds like the short "i" in "sit," and "tats" sounds like "tats" (rhyming with "cats").