Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 465 · 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 3 syllables? (a) international (b) alligator (c) together
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) asked (b) animal (c) opportunity
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) little (b) plant (c) wonderful
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) bright (c) rabbit
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) world (c) hippopotamus
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) geography (b) people (c) girl
19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) asked (b) mango (c) vocabulary
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) sister (b) together (c) cloud
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) kangaroo (c) river
33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) university (b) caterpillar (c) teacher
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5

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