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.✏️ “pencil” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 2.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) parrot (b) hat (c) coconut
- 3.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) ring (b) turtle (c) butterfly
- 4.💍 “ring” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 5.Clap the beats in “cake”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 6.🤴 “king” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 7.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) pencil (b) cake (c) dinosaur
- 8.Clap the beats in “ball”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 9.📖 “book” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 10.🧦 “sock” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 11.Clap the beats in “rocket”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 12.Clap the beats in “elephant”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 13.Clap the beats in “robot”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 14.Clap the beats in “bed”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 15.🌈 “rainbow” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 16.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) potato (b) panda (c) hat
- 17.Clap the beats in “star”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 18.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) carrot (b) elephant (c) frog
- 19.☂️ “umbrella” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 20.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) apple (b) ball (c) banana
- 21.Clap the beats in “frog”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 22.Clap the beats in “ambulance”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 23.Which picture has 2 beats (syllables)? (a) window (b) computer (c) goat
- 24.🐰 “rabbit” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 25.🍅 “tomato” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 26.Clap the beats in “kite”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 27.🦓 “zebra” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 28.🐯 “tiger” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
- 29.🎂 “cake” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 30.Clap the beats in “monkey”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 31.Which picture has 3 beats (syllables)? (a) umbrella (b) fish (c) mango
- 32.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) computer (b) ring (c) turkey
- 33.🕷️ “spider” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
- 34.Clap the beats in “ring”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 35.Clap the beats in “egg”. How many beats? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
- 36.Clap the beats in “potato”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
- 37.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) apple (b) tree (c) butterfly
- 38.Clap the beats in “hat”. How many beats? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 39.Clap the beats in “computer”. How many beats? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
- 40.Which picture has 1 beat (syllable)? (a) pineapple (b) zebra (c) bus
Answer key
- 2
- coconut
- turtle
- 1
- 1
- 1
- cake
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 2
- potato
- 1
- carrot
- 3
- ball
- 1
- 3
- window
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 2
- umbrella
- ring
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 3
- tree
- 1
- 3
- bus
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