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Syllables: the beats in words

English · Phonics & Word Reading · ages 4-6

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Clap each word. Which word has two beats?
- cat
- banana
- table
The word 'fish' has two syllables.
Circle one: True False
Clap the syllables in 'dog'. How many claps do you hear?
- 1
- 2
- 3
The word ladybug has three syllables.
Circle one: True False
Hear your helper say basketball. Which spoken beat is in the middle?
- ball
- bas
- ket
Which word has the same number of beats as 'pencil'?
- book
- octopus
- apple
Hear your helper say bookcase. Which split keeps each spoken beat whole?
- book, case
- b, ook, case
- book, c, a, se
Blend 'kan', 'ga' and 'roo'. What word do they make?
- kangaroo
- rookanga
- kanga
Hear your helper say snowman. Which beat comes first?
- man
- snow
- sun
Zoe says the first beat in monkey sounds like key. Is she right?
Circle one: True False

Answer key

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table · Cat has one beat and banana has three. Table has two: ta-ble.
False · Fish is one quick beat, not two. It gets one clap.
1 · Dog is one quick beat, so it gets one clap.
True · Ladybug has three spoken beats: la, dy, bug.
ket · Basketball has the beats bas, ket, ball. Ket is between the first and last beats.
apple · Pencil has two beats. Apple also has two: ap-ple.
book, case · Bookcase has the spoken beats book and case. The other choices break those beats into smaller pieces.
kangaroo · Kan, ga, roo said together in order make kangaroo.
snow · Snowman starts with snow and ends with man.
False · Monkey ends with a beat that sounds like key. Its first beat is mon.