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) potato (b) pencil (c) king
- 2.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) elephant
- 3.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) mango (b) fish (c) elephant
- 4.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) ring (b) elephant (c) hammer
- 5.🐝 “bee” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 6.🥔 “potato” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 7.Clap the beats in “dog”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 8.🔨 “hammer” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 9.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) ball (b) turkey (c) elephant
- 10.Clap the beats in “banana”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 11.🕷️ “spider” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 12.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) hammer (b) dog (c) dinosaur
- 13.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) mango (b) duck (c) dinosaur
- 14.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) dinosaur (b) hat (c) rabbit
- 15.☂️ “umbrella” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 16.🦋 “butterfly” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 17.💍 “ring” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 18.💻 “computer” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 19.🚑 “ambulance” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 20.Clap the beats in “ball”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 21.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) octopus (b) turtle (c) moon
- 22.✏️ “pencil” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 23.Clap the beats in “bus”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 24.Clap the beats in “cherry”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 25.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) butterfly (b) sock (c) monkey
- 26.🚗 “car” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 27.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) sun (b) tomato (c) rocket
- 28.⛵ “boat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 29.Clap the beats in “lemon”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 30.🐷 “pig” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 31.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) elephant (b) egg (c) hammer
- 32.Clap the beats in “monkey”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 33.Clap the beats in “dinosaur”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 34.Clap the beats in “pig”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 35.🚢 “ship” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 36.Clap the beats in “octopus”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 37.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) spider (b) moon (c) umbrella
- 38.Clap the beats in “pineapple”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 39.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) potato (b) carrot (c) fish
- 40.Clap the beats in “popcorn”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
Answer key
- king
- book
- elephant
- hammer
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 2
- ball
- 3
- 2
- dog
- duck
- rabbit
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 1
- moon
- 2
- 1
- 2
- monkey
- 1
- rocket
- 1
- 2
- 1
- egg
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 3
- umbrella
- 3
- fish
- 2
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