Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 287 · 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 “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hospital (b) invitation (c) curiosity
8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) wonderful (b) child (c) invitation
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) avocado (c) banana
15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) invitation (b) paper (c) friend
16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) holiday (b) celebration (c) girl
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) strength (b) celebration (c) sister
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) cricket (c) biology
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) banana (b) celebration (c) rabbit
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) alligator (b) curiosity (c) happy
40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) picture (c) electricity

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