Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 14 · 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 “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) television (c) picture
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
7. 7.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) asked (c) dinosaur
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) holiday (c) girl
10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) butterfly (c) plant
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) school (c) hospital
15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) cloud (c) beautiful
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) yesterday (b) asked (c) avocado
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) answer (c) bright
22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) table (c) possibility
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) television (b) hospital (c) doctor
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) computer (b) earth (c) garden
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) cloud (b) international (c) garden
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) world (b) banana (c) vocabulary
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) invitation (c) examination
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4

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