Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 234 · 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 “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) understanding (b) little (c) school
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) happy (c) helicopter
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) electricity (c) cricket
21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) television (b) answer (c) banana
22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) picture (b) electricity (c) photography
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) monkey (b) friend (c) telephone
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) friend (b) little (c) potato
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) river (b) helicopter (c) square
36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) plant (c) cricket
37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) answer (b) vocabulary (c) wonderful
38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) jumped (c) avocado
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5

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