Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 260 · 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) important (b) stretch (c) electricity
2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) possibility (b) conversation (c) wonderful
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
7. 7.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) personality (b) caterpillar (c) newspaper
8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) imagination (b) caterpillar (c) bright
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) possibility (b) alligator (c) strength
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) potato (c) water
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) square
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) garden (c) important
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) people (b) university (c) understanding
21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) mango (b) friend (c) examination
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) dinosaur (c) stretch
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) river (b) avocado (c) help
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) teacher (b) celebration (c) holiday
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) international (b) computer (c) monkey
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) stretch (b) calculator (c) imagination
36. 36.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) possibility (b) shirt (c) information
37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) monkey (b) opportunity (c) strength
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4

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