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.🍍 “pineapple” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 2.⚽ “ball” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 3.Clap the beats in “boat”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 4.⛵ “boat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 5.🥭 “mango” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 6.🚢 “ship” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 7.🚌 “bus” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 8.🐱 “cat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 9.🥕 “carrot” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 10.Clap the beats in “ambulance”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 11.Clap the beats in “cake”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 12.Clap the beats in “butter”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 13.🍒 “cherry” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 14.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) computer (b) bee (c) lemon
- 15.Clap the beats in “cherry”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 16.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) panda (b) kangaroo (c) star
- 17.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) pencil (b) butterfly (c) sock
- 18.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) ambulance (b) cherry (c) sun
- 19.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) turkey (b) sock (c) computer
- 20.Clap the beats in “tomato”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 21.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) cat (b) popcorn (c) tomato
- 22.Clap the beats in “octopus”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 23.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) rocket (b) car (c) umbrella
- 24.Clap the beats in “computer”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 25.🎩 “hat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 26.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) potato (b) popcorn (c) bee
- 27.Clap the beats in “king”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 28.🦘 “kangaroo” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 29.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) egg (b) elephant (c) burger
- 30.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) cake (b) ambulance (c) turkey
- 31.Clap the beats in “hammer”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 32.Clap the beats in “duck”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 33.🐷 “pig” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 34.Clap the beats in “pineapple”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 35.Clap the beats in “potato”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 36.🧦 “sock” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 37.🐝 “bee” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 38.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) parrot (b) computer (c) frog
- 39.🌳 “tree” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 40.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) guitar (b) tomato (c) cat
Answer key
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 2
- bee
- 2
- kangaroo
- pencil
- cherry
- sock
- 3
- cat
- 3
- umbrella
- 3
- 1
- potato
- 1
- 3
- burger
- cake
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 1
- frog
- 1
- tomato
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