Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 276 · 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) umbrella (b) yellow (c) school
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) girl (c) rabbit
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) mango (b) biology (c) butterfly
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) activity (b) electricity (c) rabbit
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) window (b) dinosaur (c) bright
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) rabbit (c) activity
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) holiday (c) watermelon
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) electricity (c) plant
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) dinosaur (b) happy (c) film
30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) international (b) butterfly (c) celebration
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5

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