Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 280 · 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 “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) butterfly (c) refrigerator
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) water (b) biology (c) opportunity
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) river (b) refrigerator (c) banana
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) refrigerator (b) conversation (c) jumped
15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) banana (b) curiosity (c) jumped
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) table (c) together
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) wonderful (c) electricity
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) square (c) rabbit
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) school (b) helicopter (c) window
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) river (b) film (c) important
40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) shirt (b) university (c) butterfly

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