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Clap the Syllables is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on counting the syllables in a spoken word, aligned to Common Core standard RF.K.2. It prints 10 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Clap the Syllables

RF.K.2

NameDate

How many syllables can you hear in each word?

1.How many syllables in "caterpillar"?
2.How many syllables in "kangaroo"?
3.How many syllables in "fish"?
4.How many syllables in "tomato"?
5.How many syllables in "frog"?
6.How many syllables in "butterfly"?
7.How many syllables in "watermelon"?
8.How many syllables in "apple"?
9.How many syllables in "rabbit"?
10.How many syllables in "monkey"?

LessonPrint · RF.K.2 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Clap the Syllables

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.4
  2. 2.3
  3. 3.1
  4. 4.3
  5. 5.1
  6. 6.3
  7. 7.4
  8. 8.2
  9. 9.2
  10. 10.2

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.K.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.