Kindergarten Clap the Beat worksheet
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How to explain it
- Words have beats. Each beat is a clap.
- Say the word slowly and clap each part.
- Count your claps.
Example: Clap “pizza”. How many claps? piz – za. Two claps. Answer: 2
Question 1
Clap “octopus”. How many claps?
🐙octopus- 1
- 2
- 3
3
Hint: Clap each part as you say it: oc · to · pus. That's 3 claps!
Question 2
Which word has 2 claps?
- 🐟fish
- ☂️umbrella
- 🦓zebra
🦓 zebra
Hint: Clap each word. Zebra has 2 claps: ze · bra.
Question 3
Clap “duck”. How many claps?
🦆duck- 1
- 2
- 3
1
Hint: Clap each part as you say it: duck. That's 1 clap!
Question 4
Clap “dinosaur”. How many claps?
🦕dinosaur- 1
- 2
- 3
3
Hint: Clap each part as you say it: di · no · saur. That's 3 claps!
Question 5
Clap “monkey”. How many claps?
🐵monkey- 1
- 2
- 3
2
Hint: Clap each part as you say it: mon · key. That's 2 claps!
Question 6
Which word has 3 claps?
- 🐟fish
- 🍍pineapple
- 🍋lemon
🍍 pineapple
Hint: Clap each word. Pineapple has 3 claps: pine · ap · ple.
Question 7
Clap “pencil”. How many claps?
✏️pencil- 1
- 2
- 3
2
Hint: Clap each part as you say it: pen · cil. That's 2 claps!
Question 8
Clap “frog”. How many claps?
🐸frog- 1
- 2
- 3
1
Hint: Clap each part as you say it: frog. That's 1 clap!
Question 9
Clap “star”. How many claps?
⭐star- 1
- 2
- 3
1
Hint: Clap each part as you say it: star. That's 1 clap!
Question 10
Clap “turtle”. How many claps?
🐢turtle- 1
- 2
- 3
2
Hint: Clap each part as you say it: tur · tle. That's 2 claps!
Answer key
- 1. 3
- 2. 🦓 zebra
- 3. 1
- 4. 3
- 5. 2
- 6. 🍍 pineapple
- 7. 2
- 8. 1
- 9. 1
- 10. 2
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