Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 118 · 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 3 syllables? (a) elephant (b) bright (c) picture
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) strength (b) animal (c) window
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) photography (c) cloud
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) together (b) alligator (c) personality
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) invitation (c) shirt
21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) holiday (b) jumped (c) calculator
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) yesterday (b) paper (c) school
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
28. 28.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) cloud (b) alligator (c) pencil
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) imagination (b) butterfly (c) avocado
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) electricity (c) alligator
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2

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