Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 145 · 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) 1
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) paper (b) stretch (c) refrigerator
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) pencil (b) jumped (c) opportunity
14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) avocado (c) teacher
15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) school (b) yellow (c) imagination
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) teacher (b) celebration (c) personality
19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) child (c) umbrella
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) shirt (b) banana (c) teacher
27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) vocabulary (c) conversation
28. 28.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) activity (c) square
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) plant (b) holiday (c) personality
38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) world (b) geography (c) personality
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5

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