Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 464 · 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 “geography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) jumped (b) invitation (c) curiosity
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) computer (b) rabbit (c) girl
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) biology (c) square
12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) teacher (c) imagination
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) international (c) hospital
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) answer (b) beautiful (c) information
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) electricity (b) paper (c) newspaper
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) potato (c) stretch
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) little (b) stretch (c) dinosaur
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) pencil (b) curiosity (c) helicopter
30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) teacher (c) imagination
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) bright (c) mango
36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) asked (b) garden (c) animal
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5

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