Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 406 · 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 “table”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) cricket (b) television (c) electricity
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) strength (b) refrigerator (c) grandmother
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) water (b) opportunity (c) earth
11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) butterfly (b) electricity (c) plant
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) cricket (c) earth
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) film (c) monkey
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) examination (b) little (c) jumped
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) elephant (c) table
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5

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