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 1 beat (syllable)? (a) fish (b) apple (c) dinosaur
- 2.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) tomato (b) king (c) butter
- 3.Clap the beats in “popcorn”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 4.🌳 “tree” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 5.🎂 “cake” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 6.🦋 “butterfly” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 7.🐐 “goat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 8.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) sun (b) potato (c) spider
- 9.Clap the beats in “zebra”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 10.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) burger (b) bus (c) butterfly
- 11.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) rabbit (b) bee (c) butterfly
- 12.Clap the beats in “rainbow”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 13.🐘 “elephant” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 14.Clap the beats in “ambulance”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 15.🐒 “monkey” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 16.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) pizza (b) umbrella (c) star
- 17.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) pineapple (b) robot (c) king
- 18.🥥 “coconut” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 19.🎸 “guitar” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 20.🍅 “tomato” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 21.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) kite (b) hammer (c) ambulance
- 22.Clap the beats in “kite”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 23.Clap the beats in “kangaroo”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 24.🤴 “king” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 25.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) turkey (b) car (c) ambulance
- 26.🪁 “kite” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 27.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) apple (b) butterfly (c) pig
- 28.Clap the beats in “frog”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 29.✏️ “pencil” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 30.🥭 “mango” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 31.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) tomato (b) boat (c) window
- 32.🚌 “bus” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 33.Clap the beats in “book”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 34.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) octopus (b) goat (c) monkey
- 35.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) octopus (b) ball (c) robot
- 36.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) butter (b) banana (c) pig
- 37.🦜 “parrot” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 38.Clap the beats in “pineapple”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 39.Clap the beats in “computer”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 40.🍍 “pineapple” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
Answer key
- fish
- butter
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 1
- spider
- 2
- butterfly
- bee
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 2
- star
- king
- 3
- 2
- 3
- kite
- 1
- 3
- 1
- car
- 1
- apple
- 1
- 2
- 2
- window
- 1
- 1
- goat
- octopus
- pig
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 3
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