Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 390 · 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 “curiosity”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) examination (b) happy (c) geography
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) teacher (b) umbrella (c) personality
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) information (b) electricity (c) rabbit
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
17. 17.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) animal (b) caterpillar (c) pencil
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) television (b) picture (c) child
22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) friend (b) newspaper (c) electricity
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) refrigerator (c) water
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) child (c) paper
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) caterpillar (c) personality
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) sister (c) avocado
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2

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