Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 142 · 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) little (b) world (c) university
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) biology (b) strength (c) monkey
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) photography (b) examination (c) school
11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) yesterday (c) girl
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) celebration (c) plant
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) answer (b) geography (c) imagination
17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) plant (b) caterpillar (c) university
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) film (c) opportunity
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
23. 23.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) alligator (b) refrigerator (c) garden
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) strength (b) grandmother (c) mango
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) water (b) geography (c) girl
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) world (b) refrigerator (c) calculator
38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) answer (b) help (c) grandmother
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) window (c) watermelon

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