Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 43 · 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 “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
7. 7.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) alligator (b) school (c) banana
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) yesterday (b) strength (c) people
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) electricity (c) picture
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) cricket (b) activity (c) electricity
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) river (b) celebration (c) wonderful
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) elephant (b) shirt (c) monkey
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) yellow (b) personality (c) calculator
36. 36.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) jumped (b) invitation (c) pencil
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) river (b) newspaper (c) conversation
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5

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