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.Clap the beats in “moon”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 2.Clap the beats in “dog”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 3.🍿 “popcorn” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 4.Clap the beats in “star”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 5.Clap the beats in “duck”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 6.🐱 “cat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 7.Clap the beats in “rocket”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 8.💍 “ring” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 9.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) kite (b) cherry (c) ambulance
- 10.🐝 “bee” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 11.Clap the beats in “panda”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 12.Clap the beats in “tree”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 13.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) tomato (b) spider (c) cake
- 14.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) apple (b) boat (c) tomato
- 15.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) coconut (b) duck (c) apple
- 16.🤖 “robot” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 17.Clap the beats in “bus”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 18.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) cherry (b) tomato (c) ring
- 19.🐶 “dog” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 20.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) fish (b) turkey (c) potato
- 21.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) kite (b) dinosaur (c) popcorn
- 22.🥥 “coconut” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 23.Clap the beats in “potato”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 24.Clap the beats in “robot”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 25.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) cat (b) elephant (c) tiger
- 26.Clap the beats in “dinosaur”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 27.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) tiger (b) ship (c) ambulance
- 28.🌳 “tree” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 29.✏️ “pencil” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 30.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) monkey (b) butterfly (c) star
- 31.💻 “computer” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 32.🍅 “tomato” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 33.Clap the beats in “kangaroo”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 34.Clap the beats in “popcorn”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 35.Clap the beats in “burger”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 36.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) lemon (b) potato (c) hat
- 37.Clap the beats in “book”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 38.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) guitar (b) ring (c) ambulance
- 39.☀️ “sun” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 40.🦋 “butterfly” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
Answer key
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 1
- ambulance
- 1
- 2
- 1
- spider
- apple
- coconut
- 2
- 1
- cherry
- 1
- potato
- popcorn
- 3
- 3
- 2
- elephant
- 3
- ship
- 1
- 2
- butterfly
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 2
- lemon
- 1
- ring
- 1
- 3
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