Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 218 · 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 “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) river (b) electricity (c) watermelon
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) hippopotamus (c) calculator
11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) plant (b) garden (c) watermelon
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) jumped (c) possibility
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) film (c) activity
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) pencil (b) cloud (c) umbrella
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) vocabulary (b) conversation (c) girl
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) biology (b) computer (c) girl
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) friend (c) biology
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4

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