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Syllable Clap!

A fun worksheet for Kindergarten students to practice identifying syllables by clapping them out.

Kindergarten ELA GrammarPhonicsSyllabication
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Fill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceShort AnswerTrue / False

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2.B

Topics

KindergartenELAPhonicsSyllablesReading
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Syllable Clap!

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Hello, young learners! Let's learn about syllables. A syllable is a part of a word. We can clap to find out how many syllables a word has. Say the word, and clap for each part you hear. Then, write the number of claps in the box.

Clapping hands emoji

Clap each word. How many syllables do you hear? Write the number.

1. Cat:  

2. Apple:  

3. Banana:  

4. Elephant:  

Listen to the word and clap. Which number tells how many syllables?

1. Butterfly

a

One

b

Two

c

Three

d

Four

2. Sun

a

One

b

Two

c

Three

d

Four

Draw a picture of your favorite animal. Then, clap its name and write how many syllables it has.

My animal's name has   syllables.

Read each sentence. Is the number of syllables correct? Circle True or False.

1. The word 'table' has 2 syllables.

T

True

F

False

2. The word 'go' has 3 syllables.

T

True

F

False