Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 143 · 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 “university”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) paper (b) computer (c) imagination
3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) personality (c) film
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) child (b) geography (c) animal
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) important (b) curiosity (c) stretch
19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) people (c) beautiful
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) square (b) activity (c) vocabulary
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) telephone (b) earth (c) activity
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) television (c) river
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) people (b) biology (c) computer
33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) rabbit (c) strength
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) cloud (c) potato
38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) electricity (b) river (c) yesterday
39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) calculator (c) possibility
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1

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