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) lemon (c) duck
- 2.🍅 “tomato” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 3.🦋 “butterfly” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 4.Clap the beats in “bed”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 5.🚑 “ambulance” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 6.Clap the beats in “umbrella”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 7.🥕 “carrot” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 8.Clap the beats in “ring”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 9.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) window (b) potato (c) boat
- 10.Clap the beats in “carrot”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 11.🥔 “potato” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 12.🐰 “rabbit” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 13.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) burger (b) hat (c) potato
- 14.Clap the beats in “parrot”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 15.🐐 “goat” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 16.Clap the beats in “pencil”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 17.⭐ “star” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 18.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) bed (b) popcorn (c) dinosaur
- 19.Clap the beats in “coconut”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 20.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) pig (b) banana (c) zebra
- 21.Clap the beats in “bee”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 22.🦓 “zebra” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 23.Clap the beats in “ball”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 24.🍎 “apple” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 25.Clap the beats in “panda”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 26.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) umbrella (b) butter (c) dog
- 27.🌈 “rainbow” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 28.Clap the beats in “star”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 29.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) kangaroo (b) panda (c) cat
- 30.Clap the beats in “duck”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 31.Clap the beats in “turtle”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 32.✏️ “pencil” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 33.🐼 “panda” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 34.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) guitar (b) tree (c) elephant
- 35.Clap the beats in “window”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 36.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) rocket (b) umbrella (c) egg
- 37.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) computer (b) bee (c) robot
- 38.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) rabbit (b) sun (c) tomato
- 39.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) burger (b) computer (c) star
- 40.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) computer (b) lemon (c) cat
Answer key
- duck
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 1
- potato
- 2
- 3
- 2
- hat
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 1
- bed
- 3
- banana
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 2
- dog
- 2
- 1
- kangaroo
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 2
- guitar
- 2
- umbrella
- bee
- tomato
- computer
- cat
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