Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 201 · 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 “paper”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) asked (c) answer
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) helicopter (c) banana
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) banana (c) alligator
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) imagination (b) television (c) cricket
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) hippopotamus (c) little
35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) people (c) university
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) wonderful (c) strength
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) refrigerator (c) tomato
40. 40.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) pencil (c) school

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