Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 16 · 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 “information”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) pencil (b) shirt (c) umbrella
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) activity (b) happy (c) examination
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) girl (c) paper
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) geography (b) dinosaur (c) international
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) friend (b) window (c) watermelon
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) friend (c) avocado
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) happy (b) helicopter (c) yesterday
31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) child (c) happy
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) strength (b) table (c) television
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1

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