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) kite (b) rocket (c) potato
- 2.🌳 “tree” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 3.🐟 “fish” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 4.🛏️ “bed” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 5.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) hat (b) rabbit (c) dinosaur
- 6.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) popcorn (b) moon (c) dinosaur
- 7.Clap the beats in “turtle”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 8.Clap the beats in “kite”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 9.Clap the beats in “potato”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 10.Clap the beats in “boat”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 11.🥔 “potato” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 12.Clap the beats in “rainbow”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 13.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) mango (b) computer (c) cat
- 14.Clap the beats in “computer”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 15.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) car (b) parrot (c) potato
- 16.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) bus (b) mango (c) elephant
- 17.🐢 “turtle” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 18.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) apple (b) umbrella (c) pig
- 19.Clap the beats in “dinosaur”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 20.🍋 “lemon” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 21.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) moon (b) guitar (c) pineapple
- 22.🪟 “window” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 23.Clap the beats in “fish”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 24.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) cherry (b) octopus (c) tree
- 25.🦆 “duck” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 26.🐙 “octopus” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 27.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) ball (b) spider (c) dinosaur
- 28.Clap the beats in “butterfly”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 29.Clap the beats in “mango”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 30.🐒 “monkey” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 31.🍔 “burger” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 32.Clap the beats in “cat”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 33.🍕 “pizza” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 34.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) popcorn (b) tomato (c) boat
- 35.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) dinosaur (b) car (c) rocket
- 36.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) ship (b) butter (c) butterfly
- 37.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) elephant (b) bee (c) carrot
- 38.🍍 “pineapple” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 39.✏️ “pencil” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 40.Clap the beats in “hat”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
Answer key
- rocket
- 1
- 1
- 1
- hat
- moon
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 2
- cat
- 3
- parrot
- mango
- 2
- pig
- 3
- 2
- guitar
- 2
- 1
- tree
- 1
- 3
- dinosaur
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 2
- boat
- car
- ship
- bee
- 3
- 2
- 1
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