Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 230 · 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 “holiday”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) mango (c) celebration
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) cloud (b) imagination (c) river
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) understanding (b) together (c) water
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) invitation (b) jumped (c) animal
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
28. 28.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) world (c) information
29. 29.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) helicopter (c) school
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) possibility (b) celebration (c) girl
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) invitation (b) elephant (c) jumped
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) international (c) together
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1

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