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 3 beats (syllables)? (a) elephant (b) pig (c) turtle
- 2.🐘 “elephant” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 3.🚌 “bus” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 4.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) ambulance (b) moon (c) rabbit
- 5.💍 “ring” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 6.🐱 “cat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 7.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) panda (b) car (c) tomato
- 8.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) coconut (b) robot (c) ring
- 9.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) mango (b) book (c) ambulance
- 10.Clap the beats in “zebra”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 11.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) pig (b) computer (c) mango
- 12.🐷 “pig” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 13.🤴 “king” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 14.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) umbrella (b) pencil (c) cat
- 15.Clap the beats in “octopus”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 16.🍌 “banana” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 17.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) kangaroo (b) cake (c) window
- 18.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) king (b) octopus (c) butter
- 19.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) goat (b) dinosaur (c) panda
- 20.Clap the beats in “potato”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 21.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) elephant (b) tiger (c) bed
- 22.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) ambulance (b) star (c) robot
- 23.Clap the beats in “kite”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 24.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) guitar (b) duck (c) dinosaur
- 25.⛵ “boat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 26.Clap the beats in “boat”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 27.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) monkey (b) dog (c) banana
- 28.Clap the beats in “panda”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 29.🧈 “butter” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 30.🥕 “carrot” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 31.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) guitar (b) butterfly (c) pig
- 32.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) car (b) tomato (c) rainbow
- 33.Clap the beats in “sock”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 34.Clap the beats in “goat”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 35.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) robot (b) book (c) computer
- 36.⭐ “star” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 37.Clap the beats in “banana”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 38.Clap the beats in “lemon”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 39.🐐 “goat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 40.Clap the beats in “rabbit”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
Answer key
- elephant
- 3
- 1
- rabbit
- 1
- 1
- panda
- coconut
- mango
- 2
- pig
- 1
- 1
- cat
- 3
- 3
- window
- king
- goat
- 3
- tiger
- ambulance
- 1
- duck
- 1
- 1
- monkey
- 2
- 2
- 2
- guitar
- tomato
- 1
- 1
- robot
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 2
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