Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 174 · 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 1 syllable? (a) world (b) dinosaur (c) caterpillar
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) watermelon (b) happy (c) square
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) vocabulary (b) activity (c) help
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) refrigerator (c) paper
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) square (b) rabbit (c) helicopter
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) animal (c) world
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) celebration (b) hippopotamus (c) important

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