Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 30 · 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 4 syllables? (a) teacher (b) conversation (c) earth
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) teacher (b) world (c) tomato
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) film (c) watermelon
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) biology (c) monkey
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) computer (b) examination (c) pencil
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) little (b) jumped (c) banana
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) caterpillar (c) wonderful
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
34. 34.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) activity (b) possibility (c) window
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5

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