Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 102 · 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 1 syllable? (a) school (b) avocado (c) paper
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) monkey (c) friend
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) refrigerator
13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) asked (b) picture (c) biology
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) yellow (b) possibility (c) understanding
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) hospital (b) child (c) pencil
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) answer (b) umbrella (c) film
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) paper (b) beautiful (c) calculator
35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) paper (b) kangaroo (c) imagination
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) information (b) girl (c) hippopotamus
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3

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