Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 263 · 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.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) doctor (c) hippopotamus
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) opportunity (c) square
7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) yellow (c) curiosity
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) telephone (b) watermelon (c) square
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) jumped (c) newspaper
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) cloud (c) caterpillar
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) asked (b) avocado (c) happy
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) teacher (c) yesterday
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1

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