Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 17 · 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 “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) square (b) potato (c) cricket
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) electricity (b) avocado (c) monkey
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) school (b) possibility (c) television
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) tomato (b) yellow (c) information
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) holiday (c) caterpillar
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
25. 25.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) happy (b) asked (c) electricity
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) refrigerator (c) sister
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) calculator (c) people

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