Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 416 · 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.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) newspaper (b) child (c) picture
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
17. 17.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) important (b) cricket (c) activity
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) sister (b) electricity (c) hospital
19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) jumped (c) geography
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) tomato (b) bright (c) university
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) biology (b) bright (c) sister
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) pencil (c) shirt
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) invitation (b) rabbit (c) grandmother
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) happy (b) avocado (c) girl
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) hospital (b) girl (c) calculator
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) square (b) doctor (c) curiosity
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5

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