Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 171 · 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 “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) plant (b) computer (c) picture
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) cricket (c) world
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) vocabulary (c) elephant
7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) earth (b) avocado (c) river
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) strength (b) picture (c) elephant
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) garden (b) friend (c) examination
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) telephone (b) university (c) monkey
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) university (b) banana (c) answer
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
26. 26.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) cricket (c) plant
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) computer (b) international (c) plant
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) yesterday (c) paper
38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) information (c) teacher
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3

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