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) cat (b) apple (c) computer
- 2.Clap the beats in “cat”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 3.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) mango (b) tomato (c) fish
- 4.🚗 “car” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 5.🍎 “apple” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 6.🚑 “ambulance” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 7.Clap the beats in “bus”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 8.🐰 “rabbit” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 9.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) potato (b) sun (c) guitar
- 10.🐘 “elephant” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 11.🪁 “kite” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 12.Clap the beats in “banana”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 13.🐙 “octopus” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 14.🦓 “zebra” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 15.📖 “book” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 16.🍒 “cherry” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 17.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) ring (b) ambulance (c) turkey
- 18.Clap the beats in “star”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 19.🥥 “coconut” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 20.🍅 “tomato” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 21.🍌 “banana” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 22.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) guitar (b) frog (c) coconut
- 23.🥔 “potato” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 24.🐸 “frog” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 25.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) ambulance (b) apple (c) ship
- 26.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) kangaroo (b) apple (c) star
- 27.Clap the beats in “potato”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 28.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) lemon (b) cat (c) banana
- 29.🤴 “king” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 30.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) banana (b) guitar (c) fish
- 31.⛵ “boat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 32.Clap the beats in “pizza”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 33.Clap the beats in “guitar”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 34.🎩 “hat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 35.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) apple (b) tree (c) butterfly
- 36.🐷 “pig” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 37.Clap the beats in “egg”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 38.Clap the beats in “pencil”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 39.Clap the beats in “dinosaur”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 40.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) mango (b) dog (c) tomato
Answer key
- cat
- 1
- mango
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 2
- potato
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 2
- turkey
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 3
- frog
- 3
- 1
- ship
- star
- 3
- banana
- 1
- fish
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 1
- apple
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 3
- tomato
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