Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 302 · 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 “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) telephone (b) helicopter (c) world
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) river (b) university (c) important
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) help (b) alligator (c) dinosaur
9. 9.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) square (c) important
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) activity (b) computer (c) water
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) wonderful (b) shirt (c) monkey
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) butterfly (c) help
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) girl (b) computer (c) teacher
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) holiday (c) opportunity
24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) personality (b) river (c) important
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) doctor (c) butterfly
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
40. 40.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) little (b) cloud (c) understanding

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