Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 1 · 40 questions

How to say it (One beat for each vowel sound): Say the word slowly and clap once for each beat: el – e – phant = 3. Count vowel SOUNDS, not vowel letters: “school” has one sound (oo) = 1 beat. Do not add beats: film = 1, school = 1, asked = 1.

1. 1.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) celebration (b) wonderful (c) possibility
2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) pencil (c) beautiful
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) banana (b) vocabulary (c) monkey
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) mango (b) help (c) elephant
13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) stretch (b) imagination (c) invitation
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) jumped (b) curiosity (c) telephone
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) understanding (c) possibility
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
23. 23.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) imagination (b) activity (c) world
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) square (b) possibility (c) mango
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) possibility (b) doctor (c) caterpillar
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1

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