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) hammer (b) bus (c) elephant
- 2.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) ambulance (b) hammer (c) boat
- 3.🚀 “rocket” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 4.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) carrot (b) kangaroo (c) goat
- 5.Clap the beats in “lemon”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 6.Clap the beats in “coconut”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 7.Clap the beats in “bed”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 8.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) sock (b) pineapple (c) zebra
- 9.⛵ “boat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 10.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) potato (b) pizza (c) duck
- 11.🚌 “bus” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 12.🪁 “kite” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 13.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) lemon (b) tomato (c) dog
- 14.Clap the beats in “banana”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 15.🍅 “tomato” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 16.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) ambulance (b) fish (c) rocket
- 17.Clap the beats in “kangaroo”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 18.🦃 “turkey” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 19.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) turkey (b) tomato (c) cake
- 20.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) potato (b) ship (c) turtle
- 21.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) boat (b) tomato (c) guitar
- 22.🐘 “elephant” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 23.🐒 “monkey” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 24.⚽ “ball” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 25.Clap the beats in “butterfly”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 26.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) banana (b) bus (c) panda
- 27.🌙 “moon” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 28.🍌 “banana” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 29.🐱 “cat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 30.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) monkey (b) ambulance (c) tree
- 31.Clap the beats in “sun”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 32.🦓 “zebra” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 33.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) bee (b) elephant (c) rabbit
- 34.Clap the beats in “rainbow”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 35.🍿 “popcorn” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 36.Clap the beats in “fish”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 37.☂️ “umbrella” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 38.Clap the beats in “dinosaur”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 39.🐶 “dog” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 40.🚑 “ambulance” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
Answer key
- bus
- boat
- 2
- goat
- 2
- 3
- 1
- pineapple
- 1
- potato
- 1
- 1
- dog
- 3
- 3
- ambulance
- 3
- 2
- turkey
- ship
- tomato
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 3
- panda
- 1
- 3
- 1
- monkey
- 1
- 2
- rabbit
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 3
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