Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 153 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) pencil (b) information (c) imagination
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) conversation (c) shirt
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) window (c) potato
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) garden (b) caterpillar (c) potato
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) paper (b) personality (c) girl
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) holiday (b) friend (c) university
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) biology (b) plant (c) hippopotamus
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) paper (b) watermelon (c) university
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) garden (b) biology (c) yesterday
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) friend (b) teacher (c) banana
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
36. 36.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) bright (b) conversation (c) opportunity
37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) paper (b) biology (c) strength
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2

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