Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 289 · 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 “holiday”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) teacher (b) tomato (c) school
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) information (b) river (c) potato
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) happy (c) help
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) banana (b) vocabulary (c) strength
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) holiday (b) water (c) friend
19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) avocado (c) square
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) world (b) umbrella (c) university
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) asked (b) pencil (c) helicopter
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) celebration (c) pencil

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