Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 425 · 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 “world”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) friend (b) beautiful (c) paper
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) jumped (b) avocado (c) refrigerator
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) umbrella (b) hippopotamus (c) square
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) doctor (b) calculator (c) school
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) mango (c) asked
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) friend (b) information (c) imagination
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) hospital (b) understanding (c) happy
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) school (b) possibility (c) sister
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) alligator (b) film (c) examination
36. 36.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) earth (b) opportunity (c) photography
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) cloud (c) avocado

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