Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 173 · 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.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) plant (b) animal (c) university
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) electricity (c) earth
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) conversation (b) refrigerator (c) grandmother
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) cricket (b) television (c) child
19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) window (b) strength (c) caterpillar
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) stretch (c) geography
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) caterpillar (c) jumped
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) paper (b) curiosity (c) school
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) world (b) garden (c) holiday
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

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