Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 244 · 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 3 syllables? (a) examination (b) holiday (c) watermelon
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) world (b) sister (c) imagination
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) university (b) beautiful (c) girl
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) possibility (b) shirt (c) yellow
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) answer (b) earth (c) curiosity
23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) pencil (b) international (c) school
24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) jumped (c) elephant
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) water (b) square (c) yesterday
34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) happy (b) potato (c) avocado
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

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