Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 400 · 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 “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) kangaroo (c) invitation
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) photography (b) friend (c) hippopotamus
9. 9.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) activity (b) important (c) school
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) watermelon (c) important
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) people (b) shirt (c) possibility
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) monkey (b) helicopter (c) girl
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) paper (c) examination
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) help (b) hippopotamus (c) umbrella
34. 34.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) alligator (b) strength (c) mango
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) table (b) television (c) stretch
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) square (c) holiday
39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) international (b) strength (c) beautiful
40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) picture (b) potato (c) conversation

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