Syllables Phonics Worksheets
How the sounds work (Clap the beats): Say the word slowly and clap once for each beat. Count the claps: ba – na – na is 3 beats. Every beat has a vowel sound in it.
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- 1.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) pizza (b) cake (c) banana
- 2.🥔 “potato” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 3.Clap the beats in “cherry”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 4.🍍 “pineapple” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 5.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) duck (b) mango (c) elephant
- 6.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) elephant (b) window (c) ball
- 7.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) guitar (b) dinosaur (c) hat
- 8.Clap the beats in “guitar”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 9.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) ball (b) pizza (c) banana
- 10.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) sock (b) zebra (c) ambulance
- 11.Clap the beats in “bed”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 12.🐰 “rabbit” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 13.🚀 “rocket” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 14.Clap the beats in “frog”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 15.🐯 “tiger” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 16.Clap the beats in “panda”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 17.Clap the beats in “lemon”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 18.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) octopus (b) rainbow (c) goat
- 19.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) cat (b) parrot (c) coconut
- 20.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) dinosaur (b) egg (c) tiger
- 21.🦓 “zebra” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 22.Clap the beats in “computer”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 23.🦋 “butterfly” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 24.🥭 “mango” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 25.Clap the beats in “kangaroo”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 26.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) ambulance (b) car (c) butter
- 27.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) kite (b) elephant (c) spider
- 28.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) pineapple (b) fish (c) zebra
- 29.Clap the beats in “hammer”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 30.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) bus (b) pencil (c) kangaroo
- 31.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) car (b) elephant (c) mango
- 32.🪁 “kite” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 33.Clap the beats in “pineapple”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 34.🎩 “hat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 35.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) octopus (b) turkey (c) hat
- 36.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) popcorn (b) potato (c) sun
- 37.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) apple (b) book (c) potato
- 38.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) octopus
- 39.Clap the beats in “pencil”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 40.Clap the beats in “dog”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
Answer key
- banana
- 3
- 2
- 3
- duck
- ball
- dinosaur
- 2
- pizza
- sock
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 2
- rainbow
- cat
- tiger
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 3
- butter
- spider
- zebra
- 2
- pencil
- mango
- 1
- 3
- 1
- octopus
- potato
- book
- kite
- 2
- 1
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