Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 434 · 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.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) water (b) electricity (c) bright
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) square (c) water
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) water (b) opportunity (c) world
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) understanding (c) doctor
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) television (c) child
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) calculator (b) personality (c) stretch
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) holiday (c) pencil
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) important (b) sister (c) asked
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) river (b) world (c) hippopotamus
28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) garden (c) butterfly
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) people (c) caterpillar
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4

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