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) hat (b) kangaroo (c) spider
- 2.Clap the beats in “octopus”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 3.Clap the beats in “kangaroo”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 4.Clap the beats in “hat”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 5.🚗 “car” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 6.🥭 “mango” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 7.🎸 “guitar” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 8.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) coconut (b) guitar (c) tree
- 9.Clap the beats in “elephant”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 10.Clap the beats in “ship”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 11.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) parrot (b) bed (c) computer
- 12.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) popcorn (b) star (c) dinosaur
- 13.Clap the beats in “computer”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 14.🚑 “ambulance” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 15.Clap the beats in “apple”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 16.🍋 “lemon” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 17.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) fish (b) elephant (c) carrot
- 18.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) cat (b) cherry (c) tomato
- 19.Clap the beats in “bed”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 20.Clap the beats in “spider”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 21.🐸 “frog” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 22.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) bed (b) panda (c) tomato
- 23.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) mango (b) tomato (c) cake
- 24.🐐 “goat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 25.🐢 “turtle” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 26.🎩 “hat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 27.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) panda (b) bee (c) elephant
- 28.Clap the beats in “robot”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 29.Clap the beats in “goat”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 30.Clap the beats in “popcorn”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 31.🌳 “tree” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 32.Clap the beats in “pencil”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 33.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) ambulance (b) turtle (c) sun
- 34.Clap the beats in “sock”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 35.Clap the beats in “star”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 36.🐯 “tiger” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 37.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) boat (b) ambulance (c) carrot
- 38.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) elephant (b) boat (c) burger
- 39.Clap the beats in “potato”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 40.⭐ “star” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
Answer key
- kangaroo
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 2
- guitar
- 3
- 1
- computer
- star
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 2
- fish
- cherry
- 1
- 2
- 1
- bed
- cake
- 1
- 2
- 1
- panda
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 2
- ambulance
- 1
- 1
- 2
- boat
- burger
- 3
- 1
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