Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 363 · 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 “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) picture (b) vocabulary (c) world
10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) film (b) animal (c) hippopotamus
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) picture (b) celebration (c) girl
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) television (c) window
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) earth (b) university (c) understanding
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) garden (c) helicopter
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) animal (b) school (c) avocado
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) television (b) grandmother (c) international
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5

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