Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 399 · 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 4 syllables? (a) river (b) elephant (c) information
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) calculator (c) wonderful
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) conversation (c) umbrella
8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) avocado (b) answer (c) electricity
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) conversation (b) little (c) child
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) avocado (b) examination (c) cricket
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) refrigerator (b) grandmother (c) square
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) picture (b) curiosity (c) friend
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) banana (b) girl (c) university
31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) geography (b) girl (c) garden
32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) international (c) happy
33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) animal (b) cricket (c) calculator
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) biology (b) strength (c) window

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