What do you notice in this photo?
Metal snail sits by tulips
How many syllables are in the line of words above? Also try to make a line of words of your own about the photo and tell me how many syllables are in your line of words. No punctuation necessary 🤪
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27 Comments
Katherine
I can hear 7 syllables in the line of words above.
me-tal snail sits by tu-lips
My line of words:
Purple tulips grow in the garden near the snail.
I can hear 12 syllables in my line of words.
pur-ple tu-lips grow in the gar-den near the snail
taylorgibbsl
Katherine, you are demonstrating that you can hear and count syllables. Thank you, and I look forward to seeing your haiku.
Matthew
there are 7 syllables in the words
my sentence is
the lamp in background has no light bulb
there are 10 syllables in my sentence
taylorgibbsl
Hi Matthew,
I see /hear 9 syllables in your sentence, but I like that you are trying.
Amira
There are 8 syllables in metal snail sits by tulips. My sentence is your garden looks pretty. That has 6 syllables.
taylorgibbsl
Amira, you are developing this skill of counting syllables. Thank you and keep practicing.
Priya
There are 7 syllables in the words metal snail sits by tulips.
My line of words are the metal snail is cool. In the words the metal snail is cool there are 6 syllables.
taylorgibbsl
Priya, you seem to have the ability to hear and count syllables. I am looking forward to seeing your haiku.
Neema
The snail has 7 syllables.
I see purple flowers. It has 6 syllables
taylorgibbsl
Neema, I can understand what you are writing, and you could be more specific in your communication. I like that you are trying and you are demonstrating the skill of hearing and counting syllables. I look forward to seeing your haiku.
BenjaminT
There are 7 syllables in the sentence
Metal snail sits on the wall
There are also 7 syllables in this sentence
taylorgibbsl
Ben, you are demonstrating the skill of hearing and counting syllables. Looking forward to seeing you haiku.
ELI
There are 8 syllables.
Four tulips three are violet purple the fourth one is still in its bud
There is 17 syllables.
taylorgibbsl
Eli, you are very close in your counting. Please keep practicing and thank you for the lovely sentence about what you notice.
kenzi
7 syllables. pretty plants in a garden.
taylorgibbsl
Kenzi, you are demonstrating the skill of hearing and counting syllables. Looking forward to your haiku.
Kiev
Metal snail sits by tulips (2, 1, 1, 1, 2) = 7 syllables
My Grandpa makes art like that. (1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1) = 7 syllables
My Grandpa makes art using old and recycled materials.
http://www.steelstonebone.ca/Steel_Stone_Bone/News_%26_Views/News_%26_Views.html
taylorgibbsl
Kiev, you are clearly demonstrating your skill of hearing and counting syllables. And what a great link you provided. I enjoyed the virtual tour of some of you grandfathers up-cycled creations. Thank you and I look forward to your haiku.
Katherine
That’s so cool
Erik
There are 7 syllables. The garden looks cool. There are 5 syllables in my sentence.
taylorgibbsl
Erik, you are demonstrating the skill to hear and count syllables. Now I am looking forward to your haiku. Do you like being on the blog?
Oscar
I see a metal snail and a flower is 10 syllables Metal snail sits by tulips is 7 syllables
taylorgibbsl
Excellent! You are demonstrating the skill of counting syllables in lines of words. I am looking forward to seeing your haiku too. Thank you for posting, Oscar.
Jiwon Yang
‘Metal snail sits by tulips’ has 7 syllables.
My words are ‘The strongest snail in the world’.
It has 7 syllables.
taylorgibbsl
Nice work Jiwon, this may just be the strongest snail on Earth.
Ashley
Metal snail sits by tulips:7 syllables.
My words:”growing tulips sit by the snail.”
Syllables:8
taylorgibbsl
Nicely done, Ashely. Your syllable counting skills are well developed and I look forward to reading your haiku.