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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.📖 “book” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 2.Clap the beats in “tomato”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 3.Clap the beats in “boat”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 4.🌳 “tree” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 5.Clap the beats in “robot”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 6.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) cake (b) panda (c) computer
- 7.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) butter (b) cat (c) ambulance
- 8.🍅 “tomato” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 9.Clap the beats in “computer”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 10.Clap the beats in “elephant”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 11.🚢 “ship” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 12.🤴 “king” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 13.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) turtle (b) star (c) umbrella
- 14.🍎 “apple” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 15.Clap the beats in “popcorn”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 16.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) goat (b) computer (c) carrot
- 17.🐙 “octopus” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 18.🐘 “elephant” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 19.🥚 “egg” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 20.🤖 “robot” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 21.Clap the beats in “dinosaur”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 22.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) kangaroo (b) zebra (c) bus
- 23.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) tiger (b) elephant (c) dog
- 24.🐸 “frog” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 25.Clap the beats in “umbrella”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 26.Clap the beats in “rabbit”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 27.Clap the beats in “apple”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 28.Clap the beats in “hammer”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 29.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) kite (b) umbrella (c) lemon
- 30.Clap the beats in “butter”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 31.Clap the beats in “pig”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 32.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) egg (b) tomato (c) popcorn
- 33.Clap the beats in “octopus”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 34.Clap the beats in “potato”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 35.🛏️ “bed” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 36.🚑 “ambulance” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 37.⭐ “star” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 38.🚗 “car” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 39.Clap the beats in “pencil”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 40.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) goat (b) umbrella (c) spider
Answer key
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 2
- cake
- cat
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 1
- star
- 2
- 2
- carrot
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 3
- kangaroo
- dog
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 2
- kite
- 2
- 1
- egg
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 2
- spider
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