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.💍 “ring” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 2.🐟 “fish” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 3.🦕 “dinosaur” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 4.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) sun (b) tomato (c) burger
- 5.Clap the beats in “fish”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 6.🍋 “lemon” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 7.💻 “computer” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 8.Clap the beats in “carrot”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 9.Clap the beats in “ambulance”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 10.🍍 “pineapple” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 11.Clap the beats in “dog”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 12.🐘 “elephant” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 13.Clap the beats in “mango”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 14.🥭 “mango” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 15.🥕 “carrot” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 16.Clap the beats in “bus”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 17.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) kangaroo (b) zebra (c) ship
- 18.Clap the beats in “sock”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 19.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) pencil (b) tomato (c) book
- 20.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) bus (b) umbrella (c) rainbow
- 21.Clap the beats in “octopus”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 22.Clap the beats in “apple”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 23.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) burger (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 24.🤖 “robot” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 25.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) mango (b) frog (c) elephant
- 26.Clap the beats in “frog”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 27.Clap the beats in “ball”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 28.Clap the beats in “book”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 29.🚀 “rocket” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 30.🦘 “kangaroo” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 31.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) tomato (b) ship (c) turtle
- 32.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) computer (b) car (c) popcorn
- 33.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) pizza (b) cake (c) elephant
- 34.🍌 “banana” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 35.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) ambulance (b) apple (c) cat
- 36.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) moon (b) potato (c) rainbow
- 37.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) butter (b) dog (c) pineapple
- 38.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) hat (b) monkey (c) butterfly
- 39.🍅 “tomato” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 40.🐙 “octopus” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
Answer key
- 1
- 1
- 3
- sun
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 1
- kangaroo
- 1
- pencil
- bus
- 3
- 2
- sock
- 2
- mango
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 3
- tomato
- car
- elephant
- 3
- cat
- potato
- butter
- monkey
- 3
- 3
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