Syllable worksheets
Say each word, clap its syllables and colour a box for each beat. Then find pictures with the requested number of syllables.
Clap the syllables, sheet 1
Say the picture words and colour one box for each syllable. Then colour pictures with the requested number of beats.
Print the student sheet for your class. The teacher guide is a separate file.
Tips for this worksheet
On this sheet: Say each word, clap the beats and colour one box for each syllable: banana, moon, glue, kayak, ambulance, koala, zebra and truck. Then colour every picture with one beat, from a jellyfish, an ant, a chicken, a submarine, a train, a goose, a shell, an elephant, a hedgehog and a guitar.
Clap the syllables, sheet 2
Say the picture words and colour one box for each syllable. Then colour pictures with the requested number of beats.
Print the student sheet for your class. The teacher guide is a separate file.
Tips for this worksheet
Before you print: Use astronaut (three beats) for the space traveller picture. Before handing out the sheet, cross out boy in that label so the word matches the three boxes.
Clap the syllables, sheet 3
Say the picture words and colour one box for each syllable. Then colour pictures with the requested number of beats.
Print the student sheet for your class. The teacher guide is a separate file.
Tips for this worksheet
On this sheet: Say each word, clap the beats and colour one box for each syllable: paper, volcano, nail, lemon, key, turtle, flag and butterfly. Then colour every picture with three beats, from a drum, a map, glasses, an envelope, a jacket, a mouse and a mushroom. Download the PDF from CARL.
Clap the syllables, sheet 4
Say the picture words and colour one box for each syllable. Then colour pictures with the requested number of beats.
Print the student sheet for your class. The teacher guide is a separate file.
Tips for this worksheet
On this sheet: Say each word, clap the beats and colour one box for each syllable: corn, bee, fish, umbrella, maple leaf, penguin, rainbow and insect. Then colour every picture with two beats, from a rocket, a jacket, a mug, a house, a watch, glasses and a mushroom.
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