Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 320 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) important (b) alligator (c) imagination
13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) plant (b) watermelon (c) yellow
14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) teacher (b) international (c) jumped
15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) doctor (c) school
16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) stretch (c) examination
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) sister (b) film (c) university
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) sister (b) jumped (c) alligator
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) river (b) friend (c) personality
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) university (c) avocado
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) television (b) garden (c) hospital
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2

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