Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 360 · 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 1 syllable? (a) child (b) possibility (c) umbrella
2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) bright (b) doctor (c) examination
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) newspaper (c) vocabulary
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) plant (b) dinosaur (c) opportunity
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) elephant (b) stretch (c) doctor
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) wonderful (b) friend (c) biology
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) grandmother (b) university (c) bright
17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) film (c) river
18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) strength (b) sister (c) international
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) plant (b) international (c) dinosaur
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) helicopter (c) newspaper
23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) pencil (b) bright (c) celebration
24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) table (b) asked (c) helicopter
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
27. 27.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) pencil (b) yesterday (c) child
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) understanding (b) banana (c) school
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) monkey (b) activity (c) earth
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
36. 36.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) stretch (b) possibility (c) television
37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) teacher (c) beautiful
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5

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