Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 467 · 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 “help”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) conversation (c) university
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) alligator (b) hippopotamus (c) table
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cloud (b) grandmother (c) imagination
12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) holiday (c) mango
13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) photography (c) international
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) river (b) plant (c) butterfly
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) teacher (b) computer (c) girl
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) important (b) people (c) alligator
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) garden (b) school (c) watermelon
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) picture (b) information (c) opportunity
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) alligator (b) help (c) banana

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