Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 466 · 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 “window”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) girl (b) biology (c) computer
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) asked (c) wonderful
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) strength (b) alligator (c) electricity
12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) telephone (b) happy (c) celebration
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) avocado (b) university (c) elephant
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) alligator (b) hospital (c) yellow
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) telephone (b) geography (c) girl
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) teacher (b) helicopter (c) square
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3

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