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.🚑 “ambulance” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 2.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) tiger (b) butterfly (c) tree
- 3.Clap the beats in “robot”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 4.Clap the beats in “sun”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 5.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) potato (b) pizza (c) boat
- 6.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) butterfly (b) bus (c) pizza
- 7.Clap the beats in “hat”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 8.🌙 “moon” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 9.🦆 “duck” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 10.Clap the beats in “kangaroo”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 11.Clap the beats in “elephant”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 12.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) turkey (b) elephant (c) ship
- 13.Clap the beats in “dog”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 14.Clap the beats in “zebra”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 15.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) panda (b) tree (c) elephant
- 16.Clap the beats in “tomato”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 17.Clap the beats in “king”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 18.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) moon (b) ambulance (c) parrot
- 19.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) dinosaur (b) spider (c) dog
- 20.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) sock (b) elephant (c) monkey
- 21.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) boat (b) octopus (c) panda
- 22.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) star (b) hammer (c) elephant
- 23.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) turkey (b) frog (c) butterfly
- 24.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) bee (b) elephant (c) carrot
- 25.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) ring (b) rabbit (c) tomato
- 26.Clap the beats in “ship”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 27.🎩 “hat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 28.🕷️ “spider” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 29.Clap the beats in “pencil”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 30.🐟 “fish” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 31.Clap the beats in “sock”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 32.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) spider (b) dinosaur (c) frog
- 33.Clap the beats in “lemon”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 34.⭐ “star” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 35.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) tomato (b) moon (c) carrot
- 36.💻 “computer” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 37.🐼 “panda” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 38.Clap the beats in “bed”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 39.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) computer (b) hat (c) rabbit
- 40.🍌 “banana” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
Answer key
- 3
- tree
- 2
- 1
- potato
- bus
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 3
- ship
- 1
- 2
- panda
- 3
- 1
- ambulance
- spider
- sock
- octopus
- hammer
- turkey
- bee
- rabbit
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 1
- frog
- 2
- 1
- tomato
- 3
- 2
- 1
- computer
- 3
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