Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 139 · 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 “water”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) animal (b) earth (c) window
7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hospital (b) avocado (c) girl
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) film (c) university
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) window (b) child (c) umbrella
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) helicopter (c) hippopotamus
21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) information (b) kangaroo (c) child
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) film (c) university
34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) biology (b) cricket (c) imagination
35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) answer (b) asked (c) calculator
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

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