Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 431 · 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 “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) answer (b) calculator (c) stretch
8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) window (b) vocabulary (c) activity
9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) rabbit (b) help (c) biology
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) caterpillar (c) cricket
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) picture (b) international (c) calculator
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) important (b) understanding (c) refrigerator
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) potato (b) cloud (c) activity
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) potato (b) river (c) strength
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3

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