Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 261 · 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) refrigerator (b) biology (c) stretch
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
3. 3.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) photography (b) elephant (c) doctor
4. 4.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) asked (b) international (c) teacher
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) paper (b) jumped (c) television
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) child (c) important
17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) tomato (b) international (c) cricket
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) opportunity (c) celebration
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) electricity (b) newspaper (c) activity
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) beautiful (b) university (c) earth
27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) mango (b) refrigerator (c) cloud
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) yellow (c) refrigerator
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) plant (b) refrigerator (c) grandmother
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) possibility (b) mango (c) conversation
36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) avocado (c) world
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) bright (c) activity
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3

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