Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 359 · 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 “beautiful”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) understanding (c) girl
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) plant (b) opportunity (c) wonderful
19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) holiday (b) girl (c) calculator
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) paper (b) opportunity (c) butterfly
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) elephant (b) possibility (c) little
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) happy (b) celebration (c) help
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
39. 39.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) table (c) geography
40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) child (b) little (c) yesterday

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