This worksheet is designed to help children practice
counting syllables in words. Each word has a picture and the word written underneath. The child must say the word out loud, clap or count each syllable (beat), and then cut out the correct number from the row at the bottom and paste it in the box next to the word.
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Let’s go through each word and count its syllables:
1. drink
- Say it: “drink” → one beat.
- Syllables:
1
2. family
- Say it: “fam-i-ly” → three beats.
- Syllables:
3
3. watermelon
- Say it: “wa-ter-mel-on” → four beats? Wait — let’s check carefully.
- Actually, in most dialects, “watermelon” is pronounced as
3 syllables: “wa-ter-melon” (sometimes “wa-tur-melon”).
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✔ Standard pronunciation:
3 syllables
4. sun
- Say it: “sun” → one beat.
- Syllables:
1
5. dinner
- Say it: “din-ner” → two beats.
- Syllables:
2
6. sunglasses
- Say it: “sun-glass-es” → three beats.
- Syllables:
3
7. baseball
- Say it: “base-ball” → two beats.
- Syllables:
2
8. lake
- Say it: “lake” → one beat.
- Syllables:
1
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✔ Final Answers to Paste:
1.
drink →
1
2.
family →
3
3.
watermelon →
3
4.
sun →
1
5.
dinner →
2
6.
sunglasses →
3
7.
baseball →
2
8.
lake →
1
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## 📌 How to Complete the Worksheet:
- Cut out the numbers from the bottom strip:
`1 2 3 1 2 3 1 3`
- Paste them in order next to each word:
- 1 → drink
- 3 → family
- 3 → watermelon
- 1 → sun
- 2 → dinner
- 3 → sunglasses
- 2 → baseball
- 1 → lake
✔ That’s it! You’ve correctly matched each word with its syllable count.
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Tip for Kids: Clap your hands once for each syllable as you say the word — that helps you hear the beats!
Example:
“ba-se-ball” → clap-clap → 2 claps = 2 syllables.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of syllable worksheets kindergarten.
