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.🍌 “banana” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 2.Clap the beats in “frog”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 3.Clap the beats in “bus”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 4.Clap the beats in “computer”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 5.🎂 “cake” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 6.Clap the beats in “rabbit”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 7.🍔 “burger” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 8.🚑 “ambulance” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 9.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) pineapple (b) monkey (c) book
- 10.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) burger (b) dog (c) ambulance
- 11.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) bus (b) butter (c) dinosaur
- 12.Clap the beats in “egg”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 13.🪁 “kite” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 14.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) cat (b) octopus (c) cherry
- 15.🥕 “carrot” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 16.Clap the beats in “tree”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 17.🧈 “butter” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 18.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) bed (b) banana (c) hammer
- 19.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) coconut (b) car (c) popcorn
- 20.🚌 “bus” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 21.Clap the beats in “king”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 22.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) panda (b) sun (c) ambulance
- 23.🍅 “tomato” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 24.✏️ “pencil” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 25.🦕 “dinosaur” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 26.Clap the beats in “robot”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 27.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) moon (b) butter (c) ambulance
- 28.🔨 “hammer” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 29.Clap the beats in “bee”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 30.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) zebra (b) cat (c) banana
- 31.🚢 “ship” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 32.Clap the beats in “tomato”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 33.☂️ “umbrella” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 34.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) hammer (b) cake (c) elephant
- 35.Clap the beats in “goat”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 36.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) bus (b) guitar (c) umbrella
- 37.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) spider (b) ship (c) octopus
- 38.⛵ “boat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 39.🐒 “monkey” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 40.🦜 “parrot” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
Answer key
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 3
- monkey
- dog
- bus
- 1
- 1
- octopus
- 2
- 1
- 2
- hammer
- coconut
- 1
- 1
- sun
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 2
- ambulance
- 2
- 1
- cat
- 1
- 3
- 3
- cake
- 1
- guitar
- ship
- 1
- 2
- 2
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