Kindergarten · English Language Arts · Unit 4 of 9
Clap the Beat
Clap the parts of words
What your child practises
Breaking words into syllables (ba-na-na) by clapping. Clap along out loud: one clap for each part you hear.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: A2.3 · hearing the parts (syllables) in words
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Clap “sun”. How many claps?
☀️sun- 1
- 2
- 3
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1
Hint: Clap each part as you say it: sun. That's 1 clap!
Question 2
Clap “pineapple”. How many claps?
🍍pineapple- 1
- 2
- 3
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3
Hint: Clap each part as you say it: pine · ap · ple. That's 3 claps!
Question 3
Clap “moon”. How many claps?
🌙moon- 1
- 2
- 3
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1
Hint: Clap each part as you say it: moon. That's 1 clap!
Question 4
Clap “octopus”. How many claps?
🐙octopus- 1
- 2
- 3
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3
Hint: Clap each part as you say it: oc · to · pus. That's 3 claps!
Question 5
Which word has 1 clap?
- 🐟fish
- 🌈rainbow
- 🦋butterfly
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🐟 fish
Hint: Clap each word. Fish has 1 clap: fish.
Question 6
Which word has 3 claps?
- 🥔potato
- 🍎apple
- 🎂cake
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🥔 potato
Hint: Clap each word. Potato has 3 claps: po · ta · to.