Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 120 · 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.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) celebration (b) holiday (c) yellow
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) jumped (b) together (c) sister
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) stretch (b) garden (c) examination
8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) world (b) refrigerator (c) caterpillar
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) tomato (b) university (c) jumped
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) table (b) square (c) avocado
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) garden (b) vocabulary (c) tomato
15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) wonderful (c) alligator
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) caterpillar (b) hippopotamus (c) child
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
27. 27.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) happy (c) photography
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) wonderful (c) asked
31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) answer (b) banana (c) watermelon
32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) holiday (b) alligator (c) electricity
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4

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