Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 239 · 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.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) television (c) yesterday
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) invitation (b) child (c) elephant
5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) imagination (c) help
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) hippopotamus (c) invitation
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) school (b) mango (c) umbrella
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) rabbit (b) square (c) university
21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) international (b) calculator (c) tomato
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) river (b) world (c) curiosity
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

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