Acvity ideas: Closed sort according to number of syllables Open sort to create discussion about words Listening sort – say word and children point to the syllable number then write it down 1 2 3 4 5 sister apricot happy cat supermarket electricity hospital historical curiosity avocado butterfly toothbrush animal seven oval circle another littlest Multi Syllable Words .Revision from year 1 – talk about splitting the word into syllables and then soundtalking each syllable to help with spelling techniques. Y2 children should be able to do this for words with 3 or more syllables independently. Use discussion to revise known spelling patterns and rules. Cut this top row off before you give the sort to pupils!