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 2 beats (syllables)? (a) pencil (b) kangaroo (c) tree
- 2.🐐 “goat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 3.Clap the beats in “umbrella”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 4.🐸 “frog” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 5.🐶 “dog” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 6.Clap the beats in “ring”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 7.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) car (b) panda (c) ambulance
- 8.Clap the beats in “bus”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 9.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) tiger (b) dinosaur (c) boat
- 10.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) coconut (b) bus (c) rabbit
- 11.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) banana (b) lemon (c) moon
- 12.Clap the beats in “monkey”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 13.Clap the beats in “zebra”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 14.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) banana (b) fish (c) zebra
- 15.⚽ “ball” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 16.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) butterfly (b) duck (c) popcorn
- 17.Clap the beats in “octopus”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 18.Clap the beats in “kite”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 19.🐱 “cat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 20.🦋 “butterfly” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 21.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) rocket (b) ring (c) umbrella
- 22.🚗 “car” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 23.Clap the beats in “rainbow”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 24.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) zebra (b) book (c) coconut
- 25.Clap the beats in “computer”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 26.🥭 “mango” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 27.🦕 “dinosaur” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 28.🍿 “popcorn” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 29.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) octopus (b) spider (c) cake
- 30.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) cherry (b) star (c) butterfly
- 31.Clap the beats in “book”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 32.🚌 “bus” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 33.Clap the beats in “tomato”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 34.🐷 “pig” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 35.🧈 “butter” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 36.🕷️ “spider” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 37.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) tree (b) ambulance (c) monkey
- 38.Clap the beats in “spider”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 39.Clap the beats in “pencil”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 40.Clap the beats in “egg”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
Answer key
- pencil
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 1
- car
- 1
- dinosaur
- coconut
- lemon
- 2
- 2
- banana
- 1
- butterfly
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 3
- umbrella
- 1
- 2
- book
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 2
- cake
- star
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 2
- monkey
- 2
- 2
- 1
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