Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 29 · 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 “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) opportunity (c) river
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) pencil (b) examination (c) invitation
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) stretch (c) elephant
14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) jumped (c) university
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) caterpillar (c) newspaper
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) celebration (b) stretch (c) window
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) personality (b) conversation (c) animal
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) beautiful (b) invitation (c) cloud
27. 27.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) school (b) cricket (c) examination
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) holiday (c) jumped
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) geography (b) together (c) jumped
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5

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