Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 271 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) teacher (c) photography
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) electricity (b) celebration (c) doctor
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) paper (b) newspaper (c) personality
11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) shirt (c) alligator
12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) child (b) monkey (c) animal
13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) shirt (b) calculator (c) yesterday
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) alligator (b) personality (c) doctor
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) people (c) examination
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) calculator (c) doctor
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) friend (b) photography (c) mango
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
27. 27.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) alligator (b) important (c) earth
28. 28.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) shirt (b) photography (c) happy
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) pencil (b) shirt (c) hippopotamus
31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) dinosaur (c) opportunity
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
34. 34.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) doctor (b) avocado (c) child
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1

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