Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 20 · 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 “curiosity”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) holiday (c) teacher
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) water (c) caterpillar
5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) potato (b) river (c) square
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) cloud (b) electricity (c) television
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) holiday (c) square
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) celebration (b) vocabulary (c) garden
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) photography (b) computer (c) earth
23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) geography (b) picture (c) butterfly
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) sister (b) information (c) refrigerator
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) watermelon (c) water
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) curiosity (c) rabbit
38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) teacher (b) examination (c) beautiful
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1

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