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Kindergarten · English Language Arts · Unit 4 of 8

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.

BC Curriculum learning standard: Phonological awareness: syllables

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. 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!

  2. 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!

  3. 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!

  4. 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!

  5. Question 5

    Which word has 1 clap?

    • 🐟fish
    • 🌈rainbow
    • 🦋butterfly
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    🐟 fish

    Hint: Clap each word. Fish has 1 clap: fish.

  6. 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.

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