Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 227 · 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 “biology”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) friend (b) possibility (c) monkey
7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) caterpillar (c) garden
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) sister (b) yesterday (c) watermelon
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) bright (b) imagination (c) paper
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) world (b) avocado (c) holiday
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) girl (b) examination (c) picture
25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) pencil (c) school
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) teacher (b) film (c) imagination
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) invitation (b) yesterday (c) water
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2

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