Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 2 · 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 “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) information (c) opportunity
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) personality (b) earth (c) little
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) film (b) tomato (c) information
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) paper (c) curiosity
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) window (c) world
23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) sister (b) geography (c) friend
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) activity (c) university
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) television (b) little (c) newspaper
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4

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