Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 159 · 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 “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) caterpillar (c) personality
3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) information (b) computer (c) answer
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) holiday (b) cloud (c) paper
7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) opportunity (c) invitation
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) pencil (b) refrigerator (c) hospital
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) important (c) activity
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) grandmother (c) refrigerator
18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) girl (b) table (c) curiosity
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) square (b) potato (c) biology
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) dinosaur (b) happy (c) stretch
24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) newspaper
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) photography (b) help (c) yellow
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) banana (b) sister (c) personality
33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) refrigerator (c) bright
34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) possibility (b) girl (c) little
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4

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