Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 194 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) jumped (c) university
14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) window (b) possibility (c) watermelon
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) elephant (b) shirt (c) opportunity
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) shirt (b) pencil (c) helicopter
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) sister (b) conversation (c) university
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) teacher (b) grandmother (c) international
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cricket (b) friend (c) imagination
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cricket (b) stretch (c) beautiful
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) strength (b) banana (c) picture
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2

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