Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 266 · 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 “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) information (b) computer (c) school
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) little (c) university
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) sister (c) caterpillar
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) electricity (b) paper (c) celebration
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) cricket (c) wonderful
27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) paper (b) beautiful (c) caterpillar
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) window (b) square (c) opportunity
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) activity (b) examination (c) help
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) teacher (b) stretch (c) telephone
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3

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