Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 463 · 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 “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) teacher (b) international (c) activity
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) refrigerator (b) beautiful (c) friend
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) together (b) information (c) opportunity
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) activity (c) teacher
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) umbrella (b) cricket (c) stretch
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) happy (b) bright (c) vocabulary
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) world (c) curiosity
39. 39.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) doctor (c) friend
40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) animal (c) mango

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