Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 219 · 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 “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) biology (c) doctor
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) celebration (b) cloud (c) examination
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) calculator (b) world (c) kangaroo
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) answer (b) avocado (c) important
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) table (b) plant (c) hospital
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) river (b) opportunity (c) plant
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) asked (c) elephant
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) happy (b) caterpillar (c) beautiful
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) elephant (b) celebration (c) people
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) animal (b) avocado (c) hippopotamus
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4

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