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) boat (b) pineapple (c) rainbow
- 2.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) spider (b) car (c) octopus
- 3.🦃 “turkey” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 4.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) robot (b) cat (c) elephant
- 5.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) pizza (b) frog (c) tomato
- 6.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) rabbit (b) car (c) tomato
- 7.Clap the beats in “duck”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 8.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) tiger (b) pineapple (c) sun
- 9.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) cake (b) monkey (c) kangaroo
- 10.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) umbrella (b) carrot (c) egg
- 11.Clap the beats in “computer”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 12.🍎 “apple” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 13.Clap the beats in “butterfly”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 14.Clap the beats in “frog”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 15.🍒 “cherry” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 16.Clap the beats in “bed”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 17.✏️ “pencil” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 18.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) ball (b) burger (c) banana
- 19.🦜 “parrot” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 20.⛵ “boat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 21.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) robot (b) pig (c) tomato
- 22.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) banana (b) rabbit (c) kite
- 23.🐝 “bee” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 24.Clap the beats in “spider”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 25.🪁 “kite” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 26.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) carrot (b) goat (c) elephant
- 27.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) king (b) turkey (c) pineapple
- 28.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) hat (b) coconut (c) rocket
- 29.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) cake (b) pencil (c) elephant
- 30.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) turtle (b) butterfly (c) ball
- 31.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) monkey (b) potato (c) car
- 32.Clap the beats in “pineapple”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 33.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) elephant (b) sun (c) spider
- 34.Clap the beats in “star”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 35.Clap the beats in “umbrella”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 36.🥔 “potato” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 37.Clap the beats in “apple”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 38.🪟 “window” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 39.Clap the beats in “popcorn”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 40.Clap the beats in “goat”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
Answer key
- boat
- octopus
- 2
- robot
- frog
- tomato
- 1
- sun
- monkey
- umbrella
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 2
- banana
- 2
- 1
- pig
- kite
- 1
- 2
- 1
- elephant
- turkey
- hat
- pencil
- butterfly
- car
- 3
- spider
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 1
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